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Denmark cancels new oil and gas permits and sets date to end existing production
"As a major oil producer in the EU and one of the richest countries in the world, Denmark has a moral obligation to end the search for new oil to send a clear signal that the world can and must act to meet the Paris Agreement and mitigate the climate crisis."
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Greenpeace statement on WWF independent review of human rights violations
Indigenous Peoples and local communities, who are themselves among the least responsible for the global extinction crisis, must be acknowledged as leaders in defending nature against industrial and criminal exploitation.
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Norwegian Supreme Court set to rule in climate case
The fate of the climate, and millions of people across the world affected by extreme weather events, hangs in the balance of every barrel of oil we either extract, or leave in the ground.
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Organisations take Brazilian government to the Supreme Court over deforestation and human rights abuses
A coalition of non-governmental organisations brought the Brazilian government to the Federal Supreme Court for its active negligence to protect the Amazon and the people of Brazil.
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Investigation indicates FSC-certified company intentionally used fire to clear Indonesian forests for palm oil
A groundbreaking investigation an Indonesian-Korean plantation and energy conglomerate intentionally used fires as part of the process of clearing vast areas of forest in remote areas of the Indonesia province of Papua.
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Public development banks contradict China, Japan, and S. Korea’s climate commitments with overseas fossil fuel finance
Greenpeace Japan and Greenpeace East Asia call for China, Japan, and South Korea’s state-backed public development banks (PDBs) to commit to applying their governments’ recent net-zero pledges to their investment activities abroad.
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Action from Karipuna Indigenous People result in significant reduction of deforestation, analysis shows
532 hectares of forest within the Karipuna Indigenous land was deforested between August 2019 and July 2020, 49,1% less than the same period in the previous year.
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Climate crisis hits the Supreme Court of Norway
“Opening up the Arctic for oil drilling in the time of climate emergency is unacceptable, and the Norwegian government must be held accountable."
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South Korea pledges carbon neutrality by 2050 – a new opportunity for Korean industries
President Moon’s 2050 net zero announcement is a step forward followed. We expect that this important pledge leads the Korean industry to swiftly shift from fossil fuels to a 100% renewable based system.
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Climate Seniors to sue Switzerland before the European Court of Human Rights
“Our demand for the Swiss government is simple: protect our health in the face of the climate crisis."