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Greenpeace Indonesia urges more ambition and cooperation as Norway – Indonesia agreement ends
Although the result of the agreement on REDD+ between Indonesia and Norway has ended and its results are far from fulfilling its target, international collaboration is still needed and important to reducing deforestation and carbon emissions.
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Greenpeace on Global Witness report: Urgent protection of environmental defenders needed
Greenpeace Philippines echoes the recommendations of the Global Witness report that companies and governments must be held accountable for the violence and persecution of land and environmental defenders.
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Statement of Solidarity: Condemn Myanmar Military Action to Myanmar Military Activist – Kyaw Min Htut
We, the undersigned, have learned that our colleague, respected forests and rights defender and democracy advocate Kyaw Min Htut has been arrested and detained by the junta in Myanmar. He…
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A leader’s legacy. A people’s victory.
Confronting the coal industry has never been easy, and it will never be. But the people of Prachuab Khiri Khan have proven that if everyone came together, overcame their fears and resisted as one, they can persevere and achieve the impossible.
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Satellite Data Reveal Global Air Pollution Rebound One Year After First Covid-19 Lockdowns
In this report, we investigate nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution data from ground level monitors and satellite observations. The analysis compares air quality before the emergence of Covid-19 against pollution measurements made during different stages of the pandemic.
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Satellite images reveal global air pollution rebound 1 year after first Covid-19 lockdowns
Levels of toxic NO2 air pollution have rebounded in cities around the world one year after initial Covid-19 lockdowns went into effect, a new report from Greenpeace Southeast Asia finds.
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Greenpeace Southeast Asia on ADB’s draft energy policy
QUEZON CITY, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday released its draft energy policy [1], which states that the institution “will not finance any new coal-fired capacity for power and…
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Earth to humans…
Days like Earth Day remind all of us of the present state of our planet - which is in a crisis. The truth is, Earth Day should be 365 days in a year.
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Nuclear weapons are illegal at last
Nuclear arms are the most destructive, indiscriminate and monstrous weapons ever produced – but today, we can all celebrate a major milestone in the long march towards peace: the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is now part of international law.
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China, Japan, and S. Korea see $205 billion renewable energy market in Southeast Asia
East Asian finance will be as important for renewable energy in Southeast Asia as it was for coal. Over the past two decades, we’ve seen East Asian banks skew the margins towards coal to keep the fossil fuel profitable despite ballooning financial risk. Over the next decade, we’ll see them apply the same ingenuity to…