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Greenpeace unfurls two urgent messages for Jokowi’s second term
Two giant banners were dropped from Jakarta’s most iconic statues this morning: the Aerospace Statue at Pancoran in South Jakarta, and the Welcome Statue which stands at the heart of the city at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout. The urgent messages, addressed to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) call on him to drop dirty coal energy and…
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Double Standard: How Japan’s Financing of Highly Polluting Overseas Coal Plants Endangers Public Health
'Double Standard Report' reveals the deadly consequences of the double standard, in terms of premature deaths caused by air pollution, and evaluates how many of those deaths could be avoided if the projects funded by Japan overseas applied the same emission limits as the new coal power plants in Japan.
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Japan funds toxic coal plants abroad emitting 13-40 times more pollution than domestic plants – Greenpeace analysis
The Japanese Government and its public finance agencies JBIC, JICA, NEXI are exporting pollution to other countries by funding coal-fired power plants abroad, that emit far more toxic air pollutants than would be allowed in Japan.
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Yeb Saño: “We will not stop until we hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change.”
Yeb Saño, Executive Director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, on climate justice
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Greenpeace calls out the true cost of coal at coal industry event in Bali, Indonesia
Major coal industry event Coaltrans started today in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, less than a week after the latest data from the World Health Organization showed that nine out of ten people are breathing air containing dangerous levels of pollutants.
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Stop waste of US$26 billion on unnecessary coal power projects, urges major new coalition.
‘Break Free From Coal’ coalition, has called for nine planned coal power plants to be dropped from the power supply plan
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Filipino typhoon survivors demand climate action on Haiyan anniversary
Fillipinos are gathering to commemorate the fourth anniversary of super typhoon Haiyan
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Yolanda survivor Joanna Sustento joins actress Lucy Lawless in protest against Arctic oil exploitation
Barents Sea, Norway-- Eleven peaceful activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have taken to the water in inflatable boats with handheld banners to oppose the Statoil Songa Enabler oil rig, 275 km North off the Norwegian coast, in the Arctic Barents sea.
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Cancelling Myanmar’s new coal plants could save 7,100 lives a year
Yangon, 4 May 2017 - Approximately 7,100 lives could be saved every year if Myanmar cancels its massive plan to build coal-fired power plants, and instead invest on renewable energy to meet the country’s electricity demand. This is according to a report launched today by Greenpeace Southeast Asia, EcoDev/ALARM, Myanmar Green Network, Paung Ku, EarthRights…
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