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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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3 ways we can solve the air pollution crisis
Air pollution is indeed a crisis, but it’s a crisis we can solve - and around the world, people are solving it! Here’s what that looks like.
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Tragic death of butterfly activists are reminder of dangers facing environmental defenders
We mourn the loss of Homero Gómez and Raúl Hernández, defenders of the Monarch butterfly and their homes. We condemn the violence against the environmental activists in their own home.
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Fukushima and the 2020 Olympics
What does it mean to host the Olympics and Paralympics in the context of an ongoing nuclear disaster, the effects of which are still being felt by Japanese citizens?
Shaun Burnie • 3 min read -
Judgement brings Norwegian climate lawsuit a huge step forward
"People, government and polluting industries across the world should take note: This is what can be achieved by a growing and powerful youth and environmental movement..."
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Greenpeace holds global protest telling Australian government: Act on climate, phase-out coal
Greenpeace organisations hold peaceful protests at Australian embassies and consulates around the world to tell Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to act on climate.
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How does it feel to live in the age of protest?
We are going to prove that activism works everywhere. And then we’re going to change the world.
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J-Village still contaminated – major uncertainties over decontamination and Olympic torch route
Radioactive contamination still remains in the parking lot and the nearby forests at J-Village sports complex in Fukushima prefecture, according to Greenpeace Japan’s most recent survey.
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COP25: The politics are polluted
“...the UNFCCC cannot be the only place where politicians are held to account in confronting the climate emergency."
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Climate Emergency: The best of Greenpeace images 2019
It’s that time of the year again, where we take a moment to step back and have a look at everything that was accomplished in the past 12 months.