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Historical Win: UN Driftnet Campaign
For Evergreen 2022 Reflect on one of Greenpeace’s historical victories in establishing a United Nations ban on driftnet fishing. © Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá A picturesque view of a Greenpeace Zodiac raft on a tour in the Mediterranean sea against driftnets. 24 May 1998.|GP protest at Japanese driftnetting One of Greenpeace’s most influential and ongoing…
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Green Guardians: Caroline McDaid Testimony
Caroline shares her experience as a Green Guardian. Caroline and her family.| This year we’re putting the spotlight on Caroline McDaid. Caroline started supporting Greenpeace through donations once she landed her first job while at university. In due time, Caroline decided to become a Green Guardian, much like yourself! And now she’s working as a…
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Taking Pacific Climate Justice to the UN General Assembly
An advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice can clarify how existing international laws can be applied to strengthen action on climate change, protect people and the environment and save the Paris Agreement. Banner reads “Our Survival is Our Human Right”. An alliance of activists and organisations, including Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change…
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IPCC Report: I sent this to my team at Greenpeace today
Hi everyone, I sent a version of this email to my team at Greenpeace today. As a supporter and a friend, I wanted to share it with you too. I hope you got some rest over the weekend and managed to spend some time doing something that brought you contentment and joy. Today is a…
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What now? Here are 10 ways to practice meaningful climate activism after the Climate Strike!
By Olivia Nankivell Millions of people around the world are striking from school or work to demand urgent measures to stop the climate crisis.||||People hold up large paper panels saying “Stop illegal Fishing! Protect the Oceans” at Haeundae beach besides a large sand whale. South Korea was listed on the preliminary list of IUU (Illegal,…
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Heaps Better Episode 4: How can we make our leaders listen?
So how can we send the message that we want to move forwards to the renewable future and leave coal oil and gas in the past — and be heard? We need to raise our voices and our friends in the Pacific, Fenton Lutunatabua and Joseph Moeono-Kolio join us in Episode 4 to help us speed things…
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Why we HAVE to make the stimulus sustainable
A conversation starter This Covid-19 stimulus must be delivered in such a way as to keep as many people as possible healthy, safe, and certain of their future – that means safeguarding our planet as well. |Wizard Power is the company commercialising the “Big Dish” solar thermal technology that has been developed at the Australian…
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11 ways to stay connected and fight the coronavirus
The new coronavirus, COVID-19, has many of us glued to the news, concerned for loved ones, and adapting our lives to deal with the changes the pandemic is having on our homes, schools, and work-places. It’s pretty tough. Young people demonstrate against climate change to ask the political and business class to take urgent action.…
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‘If you don’t transition from coal, are you really part of the Pacific?’ Ex-Tuvalu PM Sopoaga asks at COP25
MADRID, Dec 7, 2019 – Former Tuvalu Prime Minister and climate champion Enele Sopoaga questioned whether countries that accept the reality of climate change but refuse to transition away from fossil fuels are really part of the Pacific.Mr Sopoaga made the remarks at an intergenerational dialogue event at the UN’s annual climate change conference, COP25…
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Bushfires and extreme weather events. What’s that about?
Climate change is fuelling extreme weather events like horror bushfires, heatwaves and droughts, but our politicians keep shovelling coal into the furnace. Climate change is an emergency. It’s time our…