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Greenpeace’ comment on the IEA report
Yes we can! We knew it and the latest IEA report confirms it yet again. The global pathway to net zero by 2050 that will keep the planet within the 1.5c warming limit remains both feasible and urgent. The only thing standing in its way is the absence of political will.
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Beware of Fraudulent Recruitment Scams conducted by accounts impersonating our brand name “Greenpeace MENA” or “Greenpeace Hong Kong”
We have recently received a number of complaints from individuals who have been scammed on social media by an account impersonating our brand name “Greenpeace MENA” or “Greenpeace Hong Kong”. These reports detail a recruitment process targeting individuals in the MENA region asking them to join a “telegram group” for job opportunities...
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Climate Justice Camp 2023: Build community, demand justice.
The second edition of the climate justice Camp that took place in Lebanon between 28 August and 2 September was an incredible experience full of hope, laughter, and solidarity. Most importantly, it concluded with climate justice heroes coming together for change. Across six days, the attendees took part in more than 100 interactive workshops, told stories, shared experiences, networked, strategized and more! Here are some of the highlights.
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Greenpeace MENA Award: Alternative Futures – UAE Project
Announcing the call for submissions for “the Alternative Futures - UAE” project. This visionary initiative invites researchers, academics, professionals, and young visionaries to contribute innovative already established research papers outlining alternative future scenarios addressing the challenges and opportunities in UAE’s sustainable development journey.
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Climate justice and social justice: Two sides of the same coin
Climate justice and social justice are two sides of the same coin, and are both vital to creating a more equitable and sustainable future for all.
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2022: The Success of People Power
The world doesn’t get better on its own, but it gets better because people work together to make it that way. Everything we achieved this year was thanks to the courageous efforts of inspiring people who dare to dream that a better world is possible and within our grasp.
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COP27 Loss and Damage Finance Fund a down payment on climate justice
Greenpeace welcomes the COP27 agreement to establish a Loss and Damage Finance Fund as an important foundation in building towards climate justice. But, warns against politics as usual.
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Final COP27 countdown: Arab states need to refocus on their people
Right up to the final hours of #COP27, the Arab Group of delegations has maintained its historical pattern of blocking ambitious outcomes - most notably on matters relating to emissions reduction and energy transition. With a summit on their home turf, the Arab delegations have so far missed a great opportunity to drive climate negotiations in a way that would have massively benefited their citizens.
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COP27: The People vs The Fossil Fuel Industry
As we near the end of the COP27 climate summit here in Sharm el Sheikh, the negotiations are getting more intense. The COP27 Presidency promised a COP of implementation, raising expectations both of Egypt’s leadership role in the Arab world and Africa, and also the importance of the summit’s outcomes to respond to an existential climate emergency.
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MENA region warming at nearly twice the global average
Ecosystems, inhabitants and livelihoods in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates are all suffering from the impact of rapid climate change according to a new report from Greenpeace Research Laboratories based at the University of Exeter in the UK, entitled ‘Living on the Edge: The Implications of Climate Change for Six Countries in the Middle East North Africa Region.’