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Ukraine: Greenpeace calls for freeze on Russian oligarch assets
Greenpeace Aotearoa’s executive director Russel Norman says the organisation “condemns the Russian government’s cruel invasion of Ukraine and calls on President Putin to withdraw his forces and cease military operations.”
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A win for people power as global plastics treaty mandate adopted at UN
Greenpeace Aotearoa is celebrating a “monumental win for people and the environment” today after the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a mandate to open negotiations for a legally binding global…
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Govt urged to support a strong global Plastics Treaty at UN meeting this week
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is discussing the possibility of a global, legally-binding treaty on plastic that covers its entire life cycle including extraction, production, transport, use, disposal and…
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Six things you should know about the new IPCC report
No time to dive into the thousands of pages? No worries. Here’s the five key takeaways we think you should know.
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IPCC report demonstrates urgent action on dairy emissions needed by NZ
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the IPCC report underlines how the Ardern Government must tackle New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter: intensive dairy.
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The path to a global oceans treaty
We’re now just one week away from the final round of negotiations for a Global Ocean Treaty, taking place in New York from 7 March.
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Climate Change Commission on trial
The Climate Change Commission is being taken to court for providing advice not consistent with the science of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.
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Global Plastics Treaty: An Indigenous perspective on the plastic pollution crisis
Iwi Māori have a long whakapapa of resistance to the things that cause us harm, and this problem might seem like just another kaupapa amongst many injustices. But plastic pollution traverses national and generational boundaries, affecting every person and every ecosystem.
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Global Plastics Treaty Now
Plastic pollution is fast spiralling out of control and if left unchecked it might be too little too late by the time the world finally decides to do something about…
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An international treaty to curb plastic pollution risks being watered down — New Zealand needs to take a stand
Following years of discussions, support for a global treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution is now widespread, with 75% of UN member states backing the idea.