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A gentle reminder to ‘Invest in Our Planet’
With so much corporate interest around Earth Day, especially with this year’s theme: Invest in Our Planet– it begs the question: what has been accomplished by companies and leaders touting sustainability?
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Greenpeace Philippines statement on the adoption of a historic UN General Assembly Resolution for an Advisory Opinion on Climate Change from the International Court of Justice
This landmark resolution vindicates the work of communities in the Philippines who have long stood up for climate justice and to defend their rights in the face of climate impacts caused by the activities of rich nations and fossil fuel companies.
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Greenpeace Philippines calls for reduced plastic production and corporate commitments to shift to reuse systems on first International Day of Zero-Waste
We can’t speak of sustainability while our systems and business models still rely on harmful materials and finite resources like plastics and the fossil fuels which they’re made of. Corporate and government actions for reduced plastic production and reuse must happen.
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Greenpeace: Heed IPCC warnings — shift away from fossil fuels, demand reparations
Filipinos already relive the horror of extreme typhoons every single year—but scientists are telling us that things will definitely and rapidly get even worse.
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Communities, various groups call for transparency, urgency amid oil spill’s worsening impacts
Such a disaster is likely to happen again if the country continues to rely on fossil fuel energy, and stressed the need for transparency in overseeing offshore safety procedures and compliance by fossil fuel service providers including oil tankers.
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Renewable energy transition empowers women-owned coffee business in Indonesia
Indonesia is one of the largest coffee producers in the world but a climate-driven increase of floods has impacted the livelihood of small-scale producers. Using renewable energy to power coffee driers, small plantations like Lady Farmer Coffee have maintained the quality and taste of your morning cup.
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I’ve lost loved ones to climate change and I want big oil companies to pay – Yeb Saño reflects on Shell protest
Despite the devastation I’ve seen, I feel great joy to be part of the climate movement. I feel the profound hope of a sustainable future, and I feel proud to speak up against the false narrative peddled by the fossil fuel industry.
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Greenpeace boards, occupies Shell vessel with demand: Stop drilling, start paying
Shell recently suggested it could open up further areas for exploration. In the Philippines, Shell is eyeing a massive expansion of oil and gas import terminals, including in the fragile and biodiverse Verde Island Passage. Communities and climate advocates are protesting the move.
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Greenpeace climate justice activists board and occupyShell platform en route to major oilfield with message: ‘STOP DRILLING. START PAYING.’
Shell must stop drilling and start paying. We’re taking action today because when Shell extracts fossil fuels it causes a ripple of death, destruction and displacement around the world, having the worst impact on people who are least to blame for the climate crisis.
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Meet WISHULADA, the artist who turns plastic wastes into probing works of art
I have been told many times that If there is no plastic waste then I don’t have any materials to do my work, but I think that’s a great problem to have. The reason that I’m still working on this is because I want to highlight plastic's environmental impacts.
