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‘People and planet, not profit’ – Greenpeace activists demand Shell show up at climate change and human rights inquiry
Batangas, Philippines - Activists from Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Philippines unfurled a banner reading “PEOPLE AND PLANET, NOT PROFIT” from Shell’s Batangas oil refinery today, sending a sharp reminder to Shell to attend upcoming hearings into the responsibility of big fossil fuel companies for climate-related human rights harms.
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Greenpeace and Nature and Youth take the Norwegian Government to the Supreme Court
Oslo, Norway - Today, Greenpeace Nordic and Nature and Youth are appealing the judgement in their case against the Norwegian Government for Arctic oil drilling.
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The future of the Winter Olympics could be at risk
There’s one company sponsoring this year’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, which has the power to transform the global tech industry...
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Greenpeace activists call out Samsung’s sponsorship of Winter Olympics as hypocrisy
Berlin, Germany - Greenpeace activists in Berlin and Taipei called out Samsung for sponsoring this year’s Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, which are touted to be powered by 100% renewable energy. Renewables account for only 1% of Samsung Electronics’ total energy consumption.
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Civil society unites to deliver a bold message to leaders at the World Economic Forum
Davos, Switzerland - Greenpeace Switzerland activists today projected messages from Amnesty International, European Trade Union Confederation, Fight Inequality Alliance, Greenpeace, International Trade Union Confederation, Public Eye, Attac Switzerland and the Swiss Coalition for Corporate Justice onto the hillsides facing the World Economic Forum.[1]
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WEF 2018: Greenpeace brings Justice to Davos
Davos, Switzerland - Greenpeace Switzerland activists have unveiled a 6-metre statue of Justice on the outskirts of Davos ahead of the World Economic Forum.
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Greenpeace rebrands Samsung’s UK flagship store to highlight firm’s reliance on fossil fuels
London, UK - Greenpeace UK activists rebranded Samsung’s flagship store on Oxford Street in Central London to expose the tech giant’s over-reliance on fossil fuels.
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2018: Tomorrow we rise
What do you do when you’re confronted with the darkness of powerful, but single-minded and ignorant institutions which continue to destroy our planet with impunity?
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Here’s what YOU can do to celebrate International Human Rights Day
10th December is International Human Rights Day and starts the one year lead up to the 70th anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
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World’s first human rights investigation into corporate responsibility for climate change intensifies
Manila - The world’s first ever national inquiry into the responsibility of the fossil fuel industry for the human rights impacts resulting from climate change hits and important milestone in the Philippines on 11 December - one day after Human Rights Day (10 December). Companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Suncor and Repsol, are…