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Making Polluters Pay: A Climate Justice Agenda for South Asia’s Fossil Fuel-Driven Climate Crisis
South Asia is facing a fossil fuel-driven climate crisis, with heatwaves, floods, and droughts already devastating communities and economies. While people pay the price, major polluters continue to profit. This…
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Sri Lanka’s Climate Justice Agenda for COP30: Debt Relief, Loss and Damage, and Just Transition
Ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Greenpeace South Asia wrote to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Environment outlining key priorities for the country’s climate negotiations. The letter calls on Sri Lanka…
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WWA Study Confirms Climate Change Intensified Cyclone Ditwah’s Impact in Sri Lanka: Greenpeace South Asia Calls for Urgent Action
Greenpeace South Asia responds to the new rapid analysis from World Weather Attribution (WWA), which finds that human-induced climate change significantly intensified the extreme rainfall that struck Sri Lanka during…
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New Report Reveals Scale of Nurdle Pollution on Sri Lanka’s Coastline Following Major Maritime Disasters
Colombo, Sri Lanka — November 2025:
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BELOW DECK: THE TRUTH BENEATH WHAT YOU SEA (MSC)
Between 2015 and 2025, MSC grew into the world’s largest container carrier but faced repeated scrutiny for safety lapses, environmental violations, and legal evasion. The 2025 MSC ELSA 3 shipwreck…
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Who pays for the damage from extreme weather?
Most of us can agree that it is not fair for those least responsible to pay the biggest price; but the reality is that the biggest polluters are currently paying…
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Witness 1.25
2025 began with reminders that the climate crisis is not distant—it is here, and deeply personal. Yet in the face of polluted skies, rising heat, and erratic rains, people are…
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DHAKA HEAT STRESS PROTECTION: Policy Responses for Urban Resilience and Climate-Labour Justice
Dhaka’s informal workforce is on the frontlines of a climate and labour justice crisis. Rising heat, driven by climate change, unplanned urbanisation, and shrinking green spaces, is threatening health, livelihoods,…
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MSC ELSA 3 Shipwreck Pushes Kerala Fishers Into Debt and Distress, Reveals Greenpeace India report
On 24 May 2025, the container vessel MSC ELSA 3 sank off the coast of Kerala in one of the state’s most significant maritime disasters in recent history. Carrying over 600 containers, including hazardous cargo like hydrazine, calcium carbide, and large volumes of fuel, the ship capsized just 14.6 nautical miles from the shore. The aftermath saw widespread environmental…
