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Norwegian climate lawsuit accepted by Supreme Court
“We look forward to a thorough examination as to whether the government breached the Constitution when they chose to grant new oil licenses in the Arctic..."
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Jennifer Morgan reacts to COP26 postponement
"The goal of governments now is to care for their citizens, stabilise and rebuild – and they must do so in a way that creates a just and climate-safe world..."
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Taiwan’s major global tuna supplier shows “blind spots” to illegal fishing practices and modern slavery
New investigation shows how labour and human rights abuses continue to exist in Taiwan’s distant water fishing fleets.
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South Korea’s ruling political party becomes East Asia’s first to announce Green New Deal manifesto
South Korea became the first country in East Asia whose ruling political party publicly announced climate manifestos and embraced the idea of a comprehensive Green New Deal.
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Greenpeace Poland sues largest carbon emitter in the country
“A coal phase out paired with dynamic growth of renewable energy sources is the only way forward for PGE GiEK and the whole energy sector in Poland."
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Radioactivity on the move 2020: Recontamination and weather-related effects in Fukushima
Greenpeace Japan’s latest extensive radiation survey has found evidence of recontamination caused by 2019’s Typhoon Hagibis and Typhoon Bualoi, which released radioactive caesium from the forested mountains of Fukushima Prefecture.
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‘Ticking time bomb’ in Antarctic as fishing vessels fail safety checks
"If we’re going to protect the oceans, it’s critical that governments agree an ambitious Global Ocean Treaty this year to create areas off-limits to harmful human activity..."
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Pesticide giants make billions from bee-harming and other hazardous chemicals
“Many of these pesticides are so toxic that the UK and the EU have banned them, but the industry has found new markets in countries with weaker regulations."
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Air pollution from fossil fuels costs the world US$8 billion every day – Greenpeace
Air pollution from burning fossil fuels is attributed to an estimated 4.5 million deaths each year worldwide and estimated economic losses of US$2.9 trillion.
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Antarctic penguin colonies decline by as much as 77% in last 50 years
"As wildlife struggles, we urgently need sanctuaries ... so marine life like penguins have the space to recover from human activity and adapt to our rapidly changing climate."
