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Videos: Australian Polar Explorer In The Arctic
Meet Australian polar explorer and guide Eric Philips. He’s in the Arctic with the Greenpeace team that’s documenting climate change impacts in the region. Eric is there to give safety guidance to the team in this beautiful, yet hazardous, natural environment. In these two stunning, short videos, Eric talks about some of the dangers involved…
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Video: The Ticking Clock In The Arctic
Packed to the brim with scientists, explorers and high-tech gismos, Greenpeace’s ship the Arctic Sunrise has embarked on a three-month mission to chart the impacts of climate change in the Arctic. So far the signs have been worrying. “The veneer of fractured ice over the Arctic Ocean is changing, disintegrating before my eyes,” explains Australian…
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Introducing Our Speakers From The Pacific
Three Pacific Islander community leaders will be speaking in Sydney (23 July), Brisbane (28 July), Melbourne (30 July) and Cairns (2 August) in the coming weeks. It’s part of “Voices from the Frontline: Taking Action on Climate Change in the Pacific”, co-hosted by Greenpeace. Here’s an introduction to the speakers. Pelenise Alofa Pilitati, Kiribati Pelenise…
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Espy Log, Week 4: Samoa
We’ve just had another update from Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza. The ship is currently touring the Pacific to document efforts in Pacific Island nations to adapt to climate change impacts. This update is from Emily. We’ve been and gone from Samoa, and are now making our way slowly west across the north of Fiji towards…
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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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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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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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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…
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Antarctic Ice Shelf On The Rocks
As if you needed more evidence that the climate’s on thin ice. In Antarctica, an ice bridge that was holding the vast Wilkins Ice Shelf to the continent has collapsed. It’s likely Wilkins will soon follow. The ice bridge has been retreating since the late 1990s. In 1950, it was almost 100km wide but, just…