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Sea of faces projected onto coal power plant in Germany shows emissions don’t respect national borders
Press release – 9 November, 2017Bonn, Germany, November 10, 2017 – Pacific Island Represent activists, supported by Greenpeace in Germany have sent a message to leaders meeting at the UN climate talks in Bonn, projecting an image of faces onto a coal power plant and calling for an urgent phase out of fossil fuels.The message…
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2017 on track to be second hottest year on record: WMO
Press release – 6 November, 2017Bonn, November 6, 2017: Every region of the world has suffered extreme weather events this year with the alarming news 2017 is on track to be the second hottest year ever recorded demonstrating the need for global leaders at COP23 to take urgent action to contain global warming.The average global…
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No time to waste: climate impacts demand response at Pacific COP – Greenpeace
Press release – 2 November, 2017Bonn, November 3, 2017 – In a year marked by devastating hurricanes, floods and drought, Greenpeace said real world leaders must stand up at the UN climate talks in Bonn and propel climate action forward or be held accountable for their inaction.Two years since the Paris Climate Agreement signalled the…
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Australia to miss 2030 emissions reduction targets due to failure to wean itself off coal
Press release – 31 October, 2017SYDNEY, November 1, 2017 – Australia is poised to miss its 2030 emissions reduction targets with the United Nations identifying us as one of a number of countries that need to take stronger action to meet its Paris commitments.The UN Environment Programme’s ‘Emissions Gap 2017’ report overnight found that pledges…
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Greenpeace launches campaign to create ‘largest protected area on Earth’ – as Antarctic nations fall short on marine protection
Press release – 26 October, 2017Hobart, 27 October 2017 – Greenpeace has launched a global campaign for an Antarctic Sanctuary, covering 1.8 million square kilometres of ocean, to protect whales, penguins and other wildlife.Following a failure to agree strong marine protection in the East Antarctic [1], Greenpeace has called for governments to show “greater vision…
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Share your selfie to show the climate sweet-talkers that Pacific Island Represent will hold them to their promises
October 26, 2017 – As part of its campaign to expose the half-truths and lies behind big-polluting countries’ climate sweet-talk Pacific Island Represent is asking the public to show their solidarity by sharing a selfie. Thanks to an unbelievably successful crowd-funding effort, next month P.I. Reps Samu Kuridrani and Alisi Nacewa are travelling from Fiji to…
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Pacific Island Represent travelling to Germany to call out climate sweet-talk thanks to overwhelming public support
October 17, 2017 – Pacific Island Represent (P.I. Rep) will call out climate hypocrites at the UN climate meeting in Germany after raising more than $17,000 to send two of its members to the key global event. Greenpeace Australia Pacific launched the P.I. Rep crowdfunder on Friday and within 24 hours had raised the $17,200…
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‘Gladys Wrap’: Greenpeace activists create guerilla art exhibit demanding government action on plastic bags
Press release – 18 October, 2017October 17, 2017: A giant container of “Gladys Wrap” bearing the face of NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has been unveiled as part of the opening day of Sydney’s iconic Sculptures by the Sea.The guerilla art installation was created and placed among the other art exhibits by a dozen Greenpeace activists…