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Australia Fourth Lowest Country for Climate Policy
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 8:59 am | Greenpeace
Australia Ranked Fourth Last Among Low-Performing Countries for Climate Policy, Energy Use And Emissions Reduction More >>
Targets good first step but Fonterra must reduce dairy herd
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 4:48 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tuesday, November 14: Greenpeace have welcomed Fonterra’s pledge to substantially reduce climate emissions from agriculture, but say there is a “gaping hole” in the plan. More >>
Greenpeace Transforms Parliament Lawn into a Riverbed
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 12:10 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is creating a fifty metre long waterway* on parliament lawn, as part of its campaign to save New Zealand rivers. More >>
Aust bullying Pacific neighbours out of climate change compo
Sunday, 12 November 2017, 11:25 am | Greenpeace
Bonn, November 12, 2017 - Australia picked up a second Fossil of the Day award on day six of COP23 for seeking to twist, water down and delete references to finance from the loss and damage decision text. More >>
Modern-day villain holds special access card to Parliament
Saturday, 11 November 2017, 10:24 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Saturday, November 11: The company partially responsible for one of the worst oil spills in history has unfettered access to the New Zealand Parliament, warns Greenpeace. More >>
UN showcases kiwi farmers featured in Greenpeace film
Friday, 10 November 2017, 2:07 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
10th November - The United Nations has turned a few Kiwi farmers into international role models for their efforts to combat water pollution and climate change by farming in a new way. More >>
Greenpeace on Speech from the Throne
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 11:19 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
9 November 2017: Greenpeace is applauding the new Labour-led Government on yesterday’s Speech from the Throne, which focused heavily on the significant challenges New Zealand faces around water quality and climate change. More >>
2017 On Track To Be Second Hottest Year On Record
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 8:59 am | Greenpeace
Bonn, 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 ... More >>
Greenpeace calls on Govt to stand up for the Pacific
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 8:41 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tuesday, November 7: Greenpeace is calling on the new Government to stand alongside New Zealand’s Pacific neighbours during the COP23 climate change summit, which kicked off last night. More >>
No time to waste: climate impacts demand response
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 3:03 pm | Greenpeace
Bonn, 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. More >>
“Epic” court battle gives strong mandate for climate action
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 5:39 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, 2 November: In June this year, 26-year old Hamilton law student, Sarah Thomson, spent five days in court challenging the Government over climate change targets she called “unambitious and irrational”. The case was the first of its ... More >>
Scientist Exposes Impacts of Oil Blasting on NZ Blue Whales
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 10:42 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, November 2: A renowned marine ecologist at Oregon State University has laid bare the harmful impacts that seismic blasting for oil has on New Zealand’s marine life, including the blue whale. More >>
Australia to miss 2030 emissions targets due to coal
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 1:32 pm | Greenpeace
Australia to miss 2030 emissions reduction targets due to failure to wean itself off coal More >>
BSA confirms accuracy of Greenpeace criticism
Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 11:59 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The BSA today confirmed the accuracy of criticism made by Greenpeace of the fishing industry and MPI over its awarding video monitoring systems to the industry-owned company, Trident Systems. More >>
Campaign for largest protected area in the Antarctic
Sunday, 29 October 2017, 1:21 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace launches campaign to create ‘largest protected area on Earth’ in the Antarctic 29 October 2017 - Greenpeace has launched a global campaign for an Antarctic Sanctuary, covering 1.8 million square kilometres of ocean, to protect ... More >>
Close the Back Door on Big Irrigation - Greenpeace
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 10:27 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
“That would be terrible news for New Zealand’s already polluted rivers,” says campaigner Gen Toop. More >>
Greenpeace “cautiously hopeful” about new Government
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 7:12 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, October 19: Greenpeace Executive Director, Dr Russel Norman, says he’s cautiously hopeful that a Labour-led Government could be a turning point for the environment. More >>
Government Must Put Search for New Oil On Hold
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 11:26 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Govt must put search for new oil on hold after release of “disturbing” MfE climate report More >>
23 countries and states to phase out coal
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 6:47 pm | Greenpeace
23 countries and states to phase out coal as US$432 billion of capital leaves the industry Hong Kong, 18 October 2017 - Over a quarter of the 1,675 companies that owned or developed coal-fired power capacity since 2010 have entirely left the coal ... More >>
Samsung, Huawei and Amazon failing ‘green’ electronics
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 5:11 pm | Greenpeace
Samsung, Huawei and Amazon failing Greenpeace’s ‘green’ electronics guide San Francisco, 17 October 2017 - Fairphone and Apple are ahead of brands such as Samsung, Huawei and Amazon, which are failing to take responsibility for their environmental ... More >>
