{"id":55012,"date":"2022-08-02T13:59:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T11:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=55012"},"modified":"2024-12-16T18:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T17:58:14","slug":"greenwashing-is-driving-our-descent-into-climate-catastrophe-but-we-can-stop-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/55012\/greenwashing-is-driving-our-descent-into-climate-catastrophe-but-we-can-stop-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenwashing is driving our descent into climate catastrophe. But we can stop it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Emma Thompson on board the Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior in Venice supports the European Citizens\u2019 Initiative (ECI) to ban fossil fuel advertisements and sponsorships in the European Union holding a banner against greenwashing. If the petition collects one million signatures in a year, the European Commission is obliged to respond to the proposal.
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Gondola trips are a traditional part of visiting Venice for those who can afford the steep tourist prices, but I went a little off-script on a recent visit and chose a different, but equally iconic, vessel. We Are Here Venice<\/strong>, non-profit organisation that promotes the safeguarding of a city deeply affected by climate breakdown and countless human-made activities, invited me on board the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior, the purpose of whose visit was anything but touristic.<\/p>\n\n

I have taken part in two Arctic tours with Greenpeace: one on the Esperanza (now defunct, not my fault!) and another on the Arctic Sunrise. I had previously sailed with two of the crew who are now on the Rainbow Warrior, and there they still were, fighting for climate justice around the world.<\/p>\n\n

A couple of weeks ago, as Britain beat not only its own all-time temperature record, but Cuba\u2019s, Singapore\u2019s and Panama\u2019s, there were still people shouting that it was all perfectly normal and just an ordinary sunny day. What sort of fantasy world do these people live in, and who built it for them? My trip to Venice helped me answer this question.<\/p>\n\n

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