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Charity Attack Laws: An Explainer
On 7 December 2017, while the nation celebrated the historic vote for marriage equality, the Coalition quietly introduced a number of bills to Parliament. Their aim? To silence every single one of us – environmental groups, humanitarian organisations and people like you A Greenpeace supporter uses a megaphone to make clear her thoughts during the…
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Antarctic’s Top Penguin
Not every penguin is up to the challenge of living in the Antarctic, but those that do are a special sort of awesome. Remember, they don’t have the luxury of being able to fly away again if the weather turns bad. Here’s our countdown of the most flippering fantastic Antarctic penguins. Prepare to be impressed.…
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Forest Destruction
As much as 80% of the world’s forests have been destroyed or irreparably degraded.
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MAKING A MOVEMENT – THE LEGACY OF MAKE SMTHNG WEEK
MAKE SMTHNG Week – the global movement drawing together a colourful, chaotic community of makers, upcyclers, ethical designers and waste free bloggers – has come to an end. So the big question is, what now? |The Greenpeace Ship MV Beluga II during her tour about climate protection in Bonn at COP23. The ship visits 11…
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Strong leadership must emerge to drive Pacific COP climate ambition forward – Greenpeace
Bonn, 17 November 2017 – Greenpeace demanded climate leadership to emerge from the Pacific COP, calling on leaders to listen to the need for urgency and transform their energy and land-use systems. The Trump administration failed to stop the global climate talks from moving forward, despite its announcement to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, but…
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What Happens here affects us all
Climate change doesn’t discriminate and it knows no borders. Carbon emissions in Europe are causing sea levels to rise and submerging low-lying islands thousands of kilometres away. That’s why Pacific Island Represent has taken a detour from Bonn in Germany, to Oslo in Norway, to bear witness at the historic The People vs Arctic Oil…
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Stop Trashing Australia!
Join the war on plastic waste to protect our oceans and health.
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The 8 Women to Watch as the World Talks Climate Change
Women are on the front-lines of climate change, from rising seas to extreme weather. We’re also leading the charge at global climate talks and rallying people power to protect our planet. Some of us are at the helm of business, government or civil society organisations. Together, we can bring an end to fossil fuels and…
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Merkel must help break deadlock on pre-2020 climate action at Pacific COP
Bonn, Germany – 13 November 2017 – Developed countries must break a deadlock at the UN climate talks in Bonn and discuss their pre-2020 climate actions, starting with COP host…