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G7 leaders release tepid plans for addressing climate change and ocean plastic pollution – Greenpeace response
Québec City, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the closure of what he described as “a successful G7 Summit with ambitious objectives” on the environmental front, including a…
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Plastic pollution reaches the Antarctic
It’s not what we wanted to find. When Greenpeace set sail to the Antarctic earlier this year, we were going to look for the incredible wildlife — tottering penguins, majestic whales, soaring seabirds — that call the Antarctic Ocean home.
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Greenpeace expedition finds plastic pollution and hazardous chemicals in remote Antarctic waters
“We may think of the Antarctic as a remote and pristine wilderness, but from pollution and climate change to industrial krill fishing, humanity’s footprint is clear. These results show that even the most remote habitats of the Antarctic are contaminated with microplastic waste and persistent hazardous chemicals."
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Microplastics in the Antarctic
In early 2018, Greenpeace undertook an expedition to the Antarctic to carry out scientific research, including seabed submarine dives exploring little known benthic ecosystems and sampling for microplastics and persistent…
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Where corporations are failing, people like you are solving the plastic pollution crisis
While corporations stall, everyday people are tackling the plastic pollution crisis head on.
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Activists call on G7 and corporations to end plastic pollution crisis
“It’s time for the world’s largest governments and companies to recognise that we cannot recycle our way out of this problem."
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Taiwanese seafood giant linked to human rights violations – Greenpeace
This has serious implications for its global supply chains, and exposes the ongoing failure of the Taiwan government’s approach to address human trafficking and labor abuse.
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5 things you need to know about the Amazon Reef
We’ve all been in love with the Amazon Reef for a while, and a lot has happened since our first visit, back in January last year. We knew such awesome place had many more wonders to discover, so we just had to go back there.
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Statoil’s name change to ‘Equinor’ must be more than greenwashing – Greenpeace
“Statoil is removing the ‘oil’ from their name at the same time they are trying to add risky Australian deepwater drilling projects to their portfolio and expand into the pristine Arctic waters of the Barents Sea,” said Peter Clements, the mayor of Kangaroo Island, situated in the Great Australian Bight.
