Thursday, October 24, 2024 from Greenpeace UK RSS
An unlikely coalition of leading economists, green campaigners, millionaires, fuel poverty groups and a union have warned Rachel Reeves that Labour’s key election promise of national renewal cannot be delivered without investment in...Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from Greenpeace UK RSS
The UN Biodiversity COP16 – the most important nature conference you’ve probably never heard of – started this week. Here’s what you need to know. The post What’s the UN Biodiversity COP16 – and why does it matter to the UK?...Monday, October 21, 2024 from Greenpeace UK RSS
As talks get underway at the UN Biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia, a Greenpeace International report released today warns that at the current rate of progress, the 30×30 nature target agreed by all governments at the previous...Thursday, October 17, 2024 from Greenpeace UK RSS
Watch this astonishing story from Paula, a wildlife rescuer on the frontlines of the burning Pantanal region of Brazil. The post WATCH: Saving wildlife in a land on fire appeared first on Greenpeace UK .Tuesday, October 15, 2024 from Greenpeace UK RSS
A temporary National Renewal Tax on the extreme wealth of super-rich individuals could generate a minimum of £130bn in revenue for the government over the next five years, a new report commissioned by Greenpeace UK has found [1]. This...Friday, October 11, 2024 from Greenpeace UK RSS
During the election, Greenpeace published a climate and nature checklist for all political parties. This briefing measures the Labour government’s progress against this over the first hundred days of being in power. Commenting on the...Friday, October 4, 2024 from Greenpeace UK RSS
After almost 20 years of struggle, the official recognition of Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land by the Brazilian government is a triumph for the Amazon and the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The post Victory for the Munduruku People and their...Tuesday, October 1, 2024 from Greenpeace UK RSS
Britain is responsible for the largest number of international private jet flights to top holiday destinations in Europe, a new report commissioned by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe found. Last year, a whopping 12,702 private jets...Tuesday, October 1, 2024 from Greenpeace UK RSS
British six-time Grammy winner, Jacob Collier, has collaborated with Norwegian alt-pop superstar, AURORA, for the first time in a magical performance in the Arctic, released today. The stars appear together on a platform floating amidst...Monday, September 30, 2024 from Greenpeace UK RSS
The last coal-fired power station in the UK, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, has now closed. In the 1950s, coal provided the overwhelming majority of British energy. By 2022, it was less than 2%. Today, it will be zero – ending 140...Thursday, November 21, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Plastic packaging is absolutely everywhere in our supermarkets and we’re fighting hard to change that. Now, for the first time, a large-scale store in Hong Kong is offering customers the chance to shop naked for toiletries. Responding to...Tuesday, October 15, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
9 October 2019, London, The Japanese government was challenged today by several UN member states and Greenpeace at a meeting of the International Maritime Organization in London. States parties to the London Convention – London Protocol...Wednesday, October 2, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Under the ashen sky, Lucas grabbed the candy from his mother's hand and grinned. At the age of six, he is no different from other boys his age. He likes candy, enjoys playing with toy cars, likes to run and jump, and plays tennis. In...Electricity consumption from China’s internet industry to increase by two thirds by 2023: Greenpeace
Monday, September 9, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
BEIJING, 9 September 2019 - China’s internet data center industry emitted an estimated 99 million tonnes of CO2 in 2018, new research from Greenpeace East Asia and the North China Electric Power University shows. Researchers found that...Wednesday, July 31, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
It’s shark week! A full week devoted to one of our favorite sea creatures - and one of the most misunderstood. Here are five facts you might not know about sharks: 1) Sharks have inhabited planet Earth for approximately 400 million...Tuesday, July 30, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Because of you and millions of people just like you, we believe in Positive Change Through Action. We stand together and meet the challenge with hope. Greenpeace-Annual-Reports-2018-eng We’re delighted to present our 2018 annual report....Friday, July 26, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
This UN treaty could be a game-changer for ocean protection. Here’s how it works, and how together we’ll make sure world leaders get it right. From climate change and plastic pollution, to mining and overfishing, the threats facing our...Tuesday, May 21, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Beijing, 21 May 2019 - With rampant illegal dumping, 18 out of 20 state-investigated Chinese provinces suffer from a severe lack of oversight in the industrial parks that were set up to tighten up wastewater management, which undercuts...Thursday, May 16, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
If concern alone would trigger climate action, present awareness and concern levels of climate change by the middle class people around the world , would be sufficient to achieve the political and societal changes necessary. However...Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Beijing, 23 April 2019 - Chinese cities transfer polluted land sites on quick turnarounds that imperil proper clean-up and treatment, as many municipal governments depend on transfer fees for revenue, and in all made 104.9 billion RMB...Friday, March 22, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Beijing, 22 March 2019 - The value of metals discarded as electronic waste in China will total $23.8 billion USD by 2030, a sum that can be reclaimed through recycling and "urban mining" at cheaper costs than retrieving the same amount...Thursday, March 7, 2019 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
If you struggle to keep your chin up on climate change, we don’t blame you. To limit global warming within 1.5°C, climate scientists have urged us to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030. But with world leaders showing no strong will to...Saturday, December 1, 2018 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Greenpeace and local NGO Society of Wilderness have been working together to survey the ENTIRE 1,210 km-coastline of Taiwan and estimate how much rubbish is actually on our beaches. It took us just two weeks! Want to know how we did it?...Friday, November 30, 2018 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Climate change is no longer a debate — we need to see serious action from brands that made commitments to stop destroying forests for palm oil. Oreo promises to provide its customers a world of “Wonderfilled” when they take a bite...Tuesday, November 20, 2018 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Beijing, 20 November, 2018 -- The rate of glacier melt at key sites in western China has increased dramatically in recent decades, new research from Greenpeace East Asia shows. Satellite data shows rapid glacier retreat at locations in...Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Intro: The Taiwanese government’s decision to abandon plans for a new coal-fired power plant should have been a win for civil society. But it only underscored the need to keep fighting for a clean energy revolution, writes Cony Chang,...Saturday, November 3, 2018 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
I'm delighted to be sending you our 2017 annual report. Over the last year, Greenpeace has gathered a powerful voice that crosses generations and knows no borders. It's carrying the message of our environmental mission, while we uphold...Monday, September 17, 2018 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
We’ve all been shopping stupid for years, snapping up “bargains” in sales, seduced by advertising, loaded down with stuff to fill our homes, thinking it will make us happy. But ultimately it doesn’t. It costs us and it costs the earth....Wednesday, August 15, 2018 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Beijing, 15 August, 2018 - A glacial lake in Xinjiang, China burst in the early morning of August 10, releasing 35 million m³ of floodwater into the Yarkant River Basin. [1] Xinhua has reported evacuations in the nearby area. [2] The...Monday, July 30, 2018 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
The past decade has been one of the most important for our environment. From apocalyptic air pollution, to a new era of climate and environmental ambition, China is on a trajectory of monumental change. No one knows this better than Li...Thursday, June 14, 2018 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Remember the time we gave Samsung stores a makeover... Protest in Berlin for Samsung to Commit to Clean Energy Or when we did this… Greenpeace activists in Berlin and Taipei called out Samsung for sponsoring this year’s...Friday, June 8, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS: EVENT PLANNING PREPARATIONS FOR A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR GREENPEACE CANADA "The concert was a sell-out, the biggest counter-culture event of the year," Rex Weyler recalls in his Greenpeace biography. The...Thursday, June 7, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise was in the Antarctic at the beginning of 2018 It’s not what we wanted to find. When Greenpeace set sail to the Antarctic earlier this year, we were going to look for the incredible wildlife - tottering...Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
It’s unbelievable and it’s reckless. Yesterday the federal government poured $4.5 billion dollars of public money to buy Kinder Morgan’s failing pipeline and tanker project. $4.5 billion dollars for a project that violates the Prime...Thursday, May 24, 2018 from Greenpeace East Asia - All Content
Taipei, 24 May 2018 - New evidence released today links human rights abuses to Taiwan’s international fishing fleet, including major seafood trader Fong Chun Formosa Fishery Company (FCF). This has serious implications for its global...Wednesday, May 16, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
Right now, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is thinking about using our tax dollars to bail out a Texas oil company’s failing pipeline and tanker project. The federal government announced today that it's prepared to "indemnify"...Monday, May 14, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
Job Vacancy: Internship - Social Media Analyst Location: Montreal Reports to: Senior Forests Campaign Strategist Closing date for applicants: June 8, 2018 Rate of pay: $14.50/hr Duration of internship: 3 months Hours...Thursday, May 10, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
We want to see your gorgeous forest photographs. Please submit them to the 2018 Greenpeace Canada photo contest for a chance to be featured in the 2019 Greenpeace Canada small calendar. Enter here : This calendar is mailed to...Wednesday, May 2, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
All over the world, people are getting more concerned about the threats posed by major new oil pipelines. They’re prone to spills and, as a result, they’re a serious risk to clean water and the wildlife, ecosystems and communities living...Tuesday, May 1, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
You may have seen the wake-up call this morning outside of Ottawa. Fifty one tombstones, in memory of Canada’s woodland caribou herds lined up as a reminder to Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change that...Thursday, April 19, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
Earth Day 2018’s theme is to End Plastic Pollution, and Greenpeace Canada is rising to the challenge with the launch of our brand new project that’s a bit different from the way we usually tackle environmental problems. Because plastic...Friday, April 13, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
The march for climate justice took another step forward this week as the landmark Liability for Climate-Related Harms Act passed second reading in the Ontario legislature and is now on its way to committee for further study....Thursday, April 12, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
All rights reserved . Credit: Kaizen Nguyễn Greenpeace have been campaigning to raise awareness of the harmful impact plastics have on our oceans for several years: from microbeads to single-use plastics such as bottles, bags and straws....Wednesday, April 11, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
After one historic month because of strength of Indigenous leaders and the power of people we have a Texas based pipeline company on the run . On Saturday, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip joined with other Indigenous leaders, Naomi Klein and...Friday, April 6, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
Have you ever looked around - at the supermarket, or coffee shop, or local mall - and noticed how much excessive plastic there is? Once you start looking for it, it’s EVERYWHERE. And it’s a huge problem. This week, we invite you to take...Thursday, March 29, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
Overwhelmed by images of yet another corner of the world drowning in plastic pollution? Feel like you do your best to avoid throwaway plastic and yet, despite your best efforts, you are challenged to find alternatives? Want to do...Tuesday, March 27, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
Any politician who claims to stand up for the little guy should support the climate liability legislation introduced this week in the Ontario legislature. The Liability for Climate-Related Harms Act was introduced as a private members...Tuesday, March 20, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
Greenpeace has been at the heart of the environmental movement on the Pacific coast, in Canada and around the world for more than 40 years. Now, just 20-odd kilometres from where we launched our first ship from Vancouver in 1971,...Saturday, March 17, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
Today, Indigenous leaders are leading community members in ceremony and action at Kinder Morgan’s construction site on Burnaby Mountain in Vancouver, on Canada's Pacific Coast. We'll be live blogging what happens here! A march to...Friday, March 16, 2018 from Greenpeace Canada
E arly this morning, a group of Greenpeace activists visited Quebec’s legislature to denounce the failure of the Minister of Forests, Fauna and Parks, Luc Blanchette, to protect caribou. We brought a life-size “caribou coffin” and banner...