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Green groups, advocates deliver bold message to governments: End plastic now
As world leaders gather in Busan, South Korea this week for the fifth and most critical session of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, Greenpeace Philippines, together with its community partners in La Union, unfurled a giant banner along the shores of Urbiztondo, sending a bold message to END PLASTIC NOW.
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Greenpeace Philippines statement on COP29: ‘A betrayal of climate justice’
The UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan concluded with a weak agreement on a new climate finance goal
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Towards a just, plastic-free future
Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing issues of our time, threatening ecosystems, harming human health, and disrupting the livelihoods of millions. Among those on the frontlines are waste workers and waste pickers, who bear the brunt of the crisis.
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Fisherfolk on the Frontlines
For fisherfolk, the ocean is more than a source of food—it is their way of life. This World Fisheries Day, we are reminded that this way of life is under…
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Greenpeace Philippines statement on Super Typhoon Pepito (int’l name: Man-Yi)
As Super Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) wreaks havoc on communities still reeling from overlapping typhoons since October, Greenpeace urgently calls on the Philippine government to act decisively against the root causes of these escalating disasters and prioritize mechanisms to hold climate polluters accountable.
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Greenpeace statement on Super Typhoon Ofel (Usagi), the fifth consecutive storm to strike Northern Luzon
Greenpeace called on the Philippine government, as well as the delegates to the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), to seek justice for affected communities and payments for losses and damages from the biggest climate polluters, fossil fuel companies.
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Activists hold silent protest in an International Nuclear Forum, highlight true costs of nuclear energy
Today, environmental activists from Young Bataeños for Environmental Advocacy Network (YBEAN) and Greenpeace Philippines staged a silent protest at the Philippine International Nuclear Supply Chain Forum to voice their opposition to the government’s nuclear energy initiatives. In a powerful statement, two activists unfurled banners reading “We want a nuclear-free future,” underscoring their call for safer,…
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Philippines must lead bold climate action at COP29, says Greenpeace
As the UN climate talks kicked off in Baku Azerbaijan this week, Greenpeace Philippines urged the Philippine government to demand ambitious commitments from governments, and payments for losses and damages from fossil fuel companies.
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For this MSME, going plastic-free is a step towards marine conservation
Body care and hygiene products are usually sold in single-use plastic sachets in the Philippines, but this company has chosen to swim against the current.
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Yolanda survivors to SEC: Strengthen corporate climate accountability
A day after the day of national mourning for the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda–the most powerful storm make landfall in the Philippines eleven years ago–urged the government to enforce stronger climate accountability policies for corporations.
