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It’s Time for Solidarity, Love and Hope
This Friday, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, after a year when, around the world, the politics of hate, fear and division too often blossomed. The weekend of Trump’s inauguration, Greenpeace will join with allies and supporters to participate in movements across the globe sending a loud,…
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Greenpeace: Asian air pollution crises partly fuelled by Australian coal
Press release – 12 January, 2017Hong Kong, 13 January 2017 – Approximately 50,000 lives a year could saved by 2030 if no new coal-fired power plants are built in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, according to a groundbreaking peer reviewed study from researchers at Harvard University and Greenpeace International. Australia is the world’s…
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Shining a light on dodgy fossil fuel subsidies
Thousands of people demanded an inquiry into the fossil fuel subsidies costing Australia billions and cooking our climate. Now our voices have been heard. Not once, but twice. Yesterday, Labor announced it would hold a parliamentary inquiry into outrageous tax breaks for oil and gas giants. And this morning, we heard that the Government is following suit…
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The inevitable transformation – why swift action is needed to stay below 1.5
By Jennifer L Morgan, Executive Director Greenpeace International. Last year, 197 countries adopted the historic Paris Agreement on climate change. Today (November 4th) it comes into force, in one of the fastest ratifications of any international agreement. By Jennifer L Morgan, Executive Director Greenpeace International. Last year, 197 countries adopted the historic Paris Agreement on climate change.…
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Farting away our future
Cows burp. Cows fart. And a lot of cows create a lot of… emanations. A lot of those farts and burps are methane gas, and methane is a massive contributor to climate change. Because it’s more efficient at absorbing heat, it’s 20-25 times worse per unit than carbon dioxide. So cow farts are serious. Trust…