These laws, and their hurried legislation, have been criticised by civil society groups for attempting to undermine the ability for anyone to exercise their freedom to protest. Australia is witnessing a new surge in civil disobedience as a form of climate activism. Earlier this month, protestors from a new activist group called Fireproof Australia obstructed… Continue reading While Australians are joining radical climate activism, the government is designing new laws to stop them
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Food trade takes a mixed stance on new genetic engineering in EU
So far, GMO-free agriculture in Germany and Europe has been a success story: fields have been largely free of GM crops for years, and the direct use of GM crops in food has fallen through with consumers – which is why such products are not found in supermarkets. At the same time, explicitly GMO-free labelled… Continue reading Food trade takes a mixed stance on new genetic engineering in EU
Certification schemes are greenwashing forest destruction
Certified companies, including with the widely-known FSC label, are reportedly linked to forest destruction, land disputes and human rights abuses warns a new report from Greenpeace International. Destruction: Certified, shows that many certification schemes used for products such as palm oil and soya for animal feed are, in fact, effectively greenwashing destruction of ecosystems and… Continue reading Certification schemes are greenwashing forest destruction
Lost Fishing Gear a major ocean pollutant
An estimated 640,000 tonnes of abandoned or lost fishing equipment, or ‘ghost gear’, enter the ocean every year, equivalent in weight to more than 50 thousand double-decker buses. In total, they make up around 10% of the plastic waste in our oceans, entangling and killing marine life, warns a new Greenpeace Germany report, Ghost gear:… Continue reading Lost Fishing Gear a major ocean pollutant
The climate crisis is an oceans crisis: upcoming IPCC report
A stark warning on the state of the world’s oceans and frozen areas is expected from a landmark UN report, highlighting the urgent need for a global treaty to allow large-scale protection of the oceans. The process of finalising the UN Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) started in Monaco, ahead… Continue reading The climate crisis is an oceans crisis: upcoming IPCC report
Climate Revolt: Thousands disrupt International Motor Show in Frankfurt
25.000 demonstrators comprising 7,000 pedestrians and 18,000 cyclists interrupted the first open day of the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, leading to the largest mass mobilisation around the motor show in its 120+ year history, and one of the largest-ever protests against the internal combustion engine. Supported by Greenpeace Germany and other environmental and sustainable transport… Continue reading Climate Revolt: Thousands disrupt International Motor Show in Frankfurt
Google commits to buy solar power in Asia
The electricity Google has purchased from the solar farm will be wheeled to the same grid to help power Google’s data center in Changhua County, and the solar project will be built on commercial fishing ponds and coexist with local ecology.
Greenpeace activists arrested on ship loaded with palm oil heading to Europe
Six Greenpeace activists have been arrested by the captain of a giant tanker, while peacefully boarding the 185-metre long cargo loaded with palm oil products from Wilmar International, the largest and dirtiest palm oil trader in the world. The Stolt Tenacity, carrying dirty palm oil from Indonesia to Europe, was safely scaled by Greenpeace International volunteers… Continue reading Greenpeace activists arrested on ship loaded with palm oil heading to Europe
Global call on G7 and Corporates to end plastic pollution crisis
New data collected through cleanups and brand audits confirms that some of the world’s largest corporations — including Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestlé, and Procter & Gamble — are top contributors to single-use plastic pollution worldwide. With the G7 set to release a plastics charter on World Oceans Day this week, the Break Free From Plastic movement… Continue reading Global call on G7 and Corporates to end plastic pollution crisis
ING Bank to be investigated for not reporting climate pollution
A climate complaint against ING filed by Greenpeace Netherlands, Oxfam, BankTrack and Milieudefensie for violating OECD guidelines, was accepted by a Dutch representative of the OECD. The Dutch bank will be investigated by the Dutch National Contact Point (NCP) for having no plan to report on and reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from… Continue reading ING Bank to be investigated for not reporting climate pollution
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