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Greenpeace: shipping carbon reduction plan far from enough, but crucial first step
"The plan is far from perfect, but the direction is now clear - a phase out of carbon emissions."
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New Zealand places historic ban on all new offshore oil and gas exploration
Auckland, New Zealand - New Zealand’s government announced today it has banned all new offshore oil and gas exploration in an historic climate win that’s come after seven years of growing public protests.
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Greenpeace urges IMO to protect Pacific, agree on rapid emissions phase-out
London, UK - Greenpeace International is urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to at last take action against the shipping industry’s climate-polluting carbon emissions.
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Landmark human rights hearings against fossil fuel companies begin in the Philippines
Quezon City, The Philippines - Fossil fuel companies are today under the spotlight as hearings begin in the Philippines into their contribution to human rights harms resulting from climate change.
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Greenpeace International to not renew FSC membership
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Greenpeace International announced today it is not renewing its membership in the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a global timber certification scheme for which the NGO was a founding member 25 years ago.
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Activists confront krill fishing vessels in Antarctic to protect penguins and whales
London, UK – Two Greenpeace activists are currently occupying a survival pod which they attached to the anchor chain of a krill fishing vessel in Antarctic waters.
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Activists board oil rig as legal case against Norwegian oil continues
Skipavika, Norway - Peaceful Greenpeace kayaktivists are protesting an oil rig on the West coast of Norway with signs that say "Same shit, new wrapping".
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Illegal logging of Ipê tree is causing irreversible damage to the Amazon
Manaus, Brazil – A weak licensing system, along with indiscriminate and illegal logging of the Ipe tree is causing serious damage to the Amazon according to a Greenpeace Brazil investigation released today. According to the report, the high value of Ipe – which once processed into flooring or decking can fetch up to US$2,500 per cubic…
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Kinder Morgan site blocked for the second day as Greenpeace founder joins sit-in
Unceded Coast Salish Territories, Vancouver, Canada - Activists, including a founding member of Greenpeace, blocked the front gates to Kinder Morgan’s construction site in Vancouver today.
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Global brands divided over transparency efforts to tackle deforestation for palm oil
Jakarta, Indonesia - Eight major household brands such as PZ Cussons, Johnson & Johnson and Kraft Heinz are refusing to say where their palm oil comes from, despite promising to stop buying from companies that destroy rainforests.