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“We are not just welcoming you as allies, but as family” – Why The Rainbow Warrior is back to Marshall Islands 40 years later
The Marshallese are not just survivors of past injustices; they are champions of a just future. Their leadership reminds us that those most affected by climate change are not only calling for action—they are showing the way forward.
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Greenpeace response to Committee of Ministers’ decision on KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland climate case
The Committee of Minister’s decision regarding Switzerland’s failure to implement the judgment of the KlimaSeniorinnen marks an important moment for the future of climate litigation and policy.
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The eyes of Europe are on Switzerland: increased European scrutiny on implementing the KlimaSeniorinnen judgment
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers (CMDH) will meet in Strasbourg from 4 to 6 March to examine Switzerland’s implementation of the KlimaSeniorinnen judgment. In April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy breached human rights—an unprecedented victory. Nearly a year later, with no action taken, the…
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European energy and agriculture investments in Middle East and North Africa risk replicating extractive neocolonial harms of Big Oil and Big Ag, warns Greenpeace report
The transition to a green economy risks deepening inequality and replicating injustices of the fossil fuel era unless governments correct course, warns a new report by Greenpeace MENA and the MENAFem Movement for Economic, Development and Ecological Justice.
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Italy’s Supreme Court to decide on legality of climate-related lawsuits
The Supreme Court of Cassation will hold a hearing tomorrow at 10 a.m. to decide if the national courts in Italy can decide on climate-related matters in their jurisdiction.
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Urgency missing as nations miss deadline for 2035 climate action plans
Some of the world’s biggest emitters have missed the deadline for submitting a 2035 climate action plan to the United Nations ahead of this year’s pivotal COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
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An explainer for NDCs: The heart of the Paris Agreement
But what are these climate action plans, known in political terminology as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and why are they so important?
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G7 countries overshoot own climate targets; spend record sums on fossil fuel subsidies
The G7 group of industrialised nations has overshot self-imposed targets to reduce carbon emissions by 2025, instead subsidising climate-damaging fossil fuels by record amounts
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Greenpeace condemns Trump intention to withdraw US from Paris Agreement
US President Donald Trump has announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
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Greenpeace Black Sea protest: Proposed gas project could cause tens of thousands premature deaths
Tens of thousands of people worldwide could die prematurely before the end of the century due to extreme temperatures caused by the total greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel company OMV Petrom’s Neptun Deep project