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Climate fight ‘unwinnable’ unless we protect oceans
The launch of a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today highlights the urgent need for governments to protect the world’s oceans to win the fight…
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How thriving oceans can help to defend us against climate change
It’s rare for a day to pass without yet another apocalyptic warning about the future of Planet Earth. Today was no exception, with headlines stating that our oceans are in crisis. They are alarming, but thankfully we have a unique opportunity to help them recover and thrive.
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Bottle refund scheme “breakthrough for plastic crisis”
Greenpeace and The Kiwi Bottle Drive have today heralded the Government’s announcement to introduce a bottle refund scheme as a “breakthrough moment for plastic waste in New Zealand.”
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Some of the best signs from the Global Climate Strike on September 20th
In New Zealand we strike this coming Friday, 27th September. Four million. That’s how many of you turned out last Friday to stand up for our planet and all the…
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Ardern falls short on climate following Greta Thunberg’s UN address
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has delivered a fiery speech to world leaders at the UN Climate Summit in New York City. Greenpeace says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern must take…
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Controversial seabed mining case in Court of Appeal this week
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace are in the Court of Appeal in Wellington this week, defending last year’s High Court ruling that quashed Trans-Tasman Resources’ (TTR) consent to mine the South Taranaki Bight seabed.
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Wind could be the key to Taranaki’s just transition
A bright yellow colossus is floating idly off the coast of Taranaki. It’s 12 storeys tall and weighs 40,000 tonnes. And, for now, it’s just an eyesore. Malaysian oil company,…
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The world is watching — leaders must come to UN Climate Summit with real plans, or be held accountable
New York, United States — Greenpeace is calling on leaders to deliver concrete ambitious climate plans at the UN Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday. It…
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200 environmental and human rights leaders pledge to tackle climate emergency together
NEW YORK – In an unprecedented move, more than 200 representatives of Indigenous Peoples, workers, academia, environmental and human rights groups adopted a landmark declaration [1] calling on governments and…
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Fishing industry yarn on Māui dolphin quickly unravelling
The fishing industry has been killing off Māui dolphins for years, and their denials are now putting the entire New Zealand seafood export market at risk.