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Why They're Wearing Sweaters In The Tropics
Seni Nabou is our Political Advisor in the Pacific region. She normally works out of our office in Suva, Fiji, but currently Seni is aboard Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, for its Pacific “Our Climate, Our Future” ship tour. So far, Seni’s met with Cook Island Government officials as well as residents on the islands. It’s…
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Greenpeace Climate Action At G8
The G8 meeting in Italy has just wrapped up, to be followed today by a meeting of the Major Economies Forum (MEF). It is a crucial moment in the leadup to the Copenhagen meeting in December when world leaders will thrash out the detail of a new global climate deal to replace the Kyoto Protocol.…
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Espy Log, Week 3: Hearing Local Stories
The crew aboard Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza (the Espy), are in their third week touring the Pacific to help send a message to world leaders about climate change impacts in the region. In this latest update, Emily reports on their work with locals in Pukapuka and Nassau. Ki Orana from a sleepy Sunday morning on…
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Pukapuka: Remote, Vulnerable And Excited To See Us
The crew on Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, arrived at their next destination on 28 June – Pukapuka Island. Of course, the crew are on the complete other side of the world timezone-wise, so a day behind. Here’s an update from Jessa, who’s on the ship for the whole Pacific tour. This morning we arrived at…
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What Australia’s Youth Are Doing On Climate Change
Cass is one of our new interns working on public engagement. She’s been involved in the youth climate movement over the past few years and will be attending a key conference bringing together young Australians concerned about climate change. Hear about it in her own words. When the Australian Bureau of Statistics recently released figures…
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Espy Log: The Cook Islands
It’s been a busy week for crew on Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza (the Espy). It’s currently touring the Pacific to help send a message to world leaders about climate change impacts in the region. Aboard the ship is Emily, who’s sent us this report on what they’ve been doing. Greetings from a finally sunny, but…
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Tokyo Two Activist Reports From Madeira
Junichi Toru, on of the two Japanese activists known as the “Tokyo Two” arrested for exposing corruption in the Japanese whaling industry, is also at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting. He’s “celebrating” one year since his arrest and shares his thoughts on the IWC meeting, his upcoming trial and the future of Japanese whaling.…
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The Future Of The Whales Postponed?
Everyone at the International Whaling Commission (or IWC) keeps assuring me that international meetings to decide important environmental issues aren’t normally like this. The IWC is becoming something of a joke on the international stage. In recent years the IWC was a forum for fiery debate between pro conservation and pro whaling countries. The flashpoint…
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Drumming, Dancing And Farting
Yesterday the Esperanza arrived … well, sort of. Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is unlikely to have 3 large ships coming into port in a fortnight, let alone in 2 days. But that’s exactly what happened! Despite having to wait until today for the ship to actually come alongside the wharf, we had an amazing…
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Trouble In Paradise
I am lucky enough to find myself in what is often described as Paradise: the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. As we prepare for Greenpeace’s largest ship, the Esperanza, to arrive – organising meetings, speaking to the Government, local environment groups and people active on climate change – I find myself overwhelmed by the beauty…