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Europe is choo choo choosing climate tickets for rail and public transport
Climate tickets are gaining momentum in Europe in a bid to combat the rise in transport costs, reduce energy waste and meet climate targets. Welcome aboard.
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A demand for peace
Greenpeace demands an immediate end to the blockade that is preventing massive and urgent humanitarian aid from reaching the people of Gaza.
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Activists crash fossil fuel executives’ golf game urging “stop playing with lives”
The extraction of fossil fuels and the installation of fossil infrastructure, promotes militarisation and fuels geopolitical conflicts worldwide, as the recent Greenpeace Italy report on the Eastern Mediterranean gas pipeline project outlined.
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A statement of solidarity and a call for peace
Greenpeace condemns all forms of violence, captures, massacres, human rights violations and grave international crimes. Our hearts ache for all the people of the Middle East.
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Inequality and transport: who decides where you go?
Transport systems are typically designed for men, and service the journeys they want to make. This is especially true for middle-aged, white, cis-male, able bodied, wealthy men. If you don't fit this description, transport might not serve your daily needs.
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5 reasons why affordable and accessible public transport is crucial for social and climate justice
In around 40% of countries, transport is the largest energy consuming sector. These facts and figures show that making public transport affordable and accessible must be a priority for governments that claim to want to tackle the climate crisis and combat inequality.
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Earth Overshoot Day: Choosing the path of self-sufficiency
August 2nd is Earth Overshoot Day, when the planet groans, burdened by the greed of richer, over-consuming countries and people.
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Right to a Healthy Environment global coalition wins UN Human Rights Prize
The Global Coalition of Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples, Social Movements, and Local Communities for the Universal Recognition of the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment is one of the recipients of the prestigious 2023 United Nations Human Rights Prize.
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The disproportionate impact of climate crisis on the LGBTQIA2S+ community
Marginalised communities such as LGBTQIA2S+ are most affected by the climate crisis because they are more likely to experience poverty, discrimination and violence, limiting their ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions.
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So nice! My dream for African women
From Cameroon to DRC, Senegal, Kenya and South Africa, Luchelle’s dream of African women is a cross-continental tour of what’s possible, if governments put people and nature before corporate profits.