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Protect the deep sea: join the Global Day of Action!
Autumn is ending, winter is coming, and the Global Day of Action season is starting! Just a few weeks before governments meet again in Jamaica to decide whether to allow…
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Using art to tackle the plastic pollution crisis
In 2016, I embarked on a creative journey, a quest fuelled by a deep-seated concern for our oceans – choked with plastic. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch had recently commanded international…
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Te utu o te haere ki te hui Tiriti Whakakore Kirihau
Ko au tētahi i haere ki te hui Tiriti Whakakore Kirihau i tērā tau, i te Noema, hei kanohi mā Greenpeace Aotearoa. Ka mārama taku kite, i ngā haukoti a ngā Kāwanatanga, i tā Aotearoa, me ngā whenua noho tata ki a tātou. He hui ipurangi kē tēnei, arā, kāhore he take kia rere atu…
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What it takes to participate in Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
I attended the UN Global Plastics Treaty meeting in November last year as part of the Greenpeace delegation. I was able to observe, for example, the interventions that governments made, including our own government and those of our neighbouring countries.
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Antarctic alarm bells: observations reveal deep ocean currents are slowing earlier than predicted
Antarctica sets the stage for the world’s greatest waterfall. The action takes place beneath the surface of the ocean. Here, trillions of tonnes of cold, dense, oxygen-rich water cascade off…
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What is the draft Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan?
Like the name suggests the draft Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan is an industry led plan that’s being pitched as a kind of long-term vision for the fishing sector. Sadly it's anything but transformational - especially as it does nothing to address the threat of bottom trawling.
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Why plastics can never be ‘circular’: a Māori perspective on the Global Plastics Treaty
As UN’s Global Plastics Treaty negotiations (INC-2) near, Matt Perryman breaks down why plastics can never be circular.
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Hiringa, green hydrogen and why Greenpeace opposes the Ballance urea plant expansion
Spoiler: Greenpeace is not opposed to wind turbines or green hydrogen. In fact, we support them. What we don’t support is a blank cheque for Hiringa and Ballance to produce…
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Budget 2023: Taxpayers pay to cover the cost of Government subsidies to agribusiness climate pollution
With Budget 2023, we can see clearly the impact of the government’s decision to exclude agribusiness from the Emissions Trading Scheme, and to reject Climate Commission advice on strengthening the ETS.
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Pacific participation crucial in Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
At the end of this month, delegates representing governments from all over the globe will come together to continue discussions towards a Global Plastics Treaty.