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A resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
The ElephantA resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
Sunak accused of being ‘all mouth and no trousers’ after failing on environmental targets
2024-01-18 in Morning StarTagged under: Rishi Sunak | Greenpeace
Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North Sea
2023-11-09 in The GuardianEnergy firm’s lawsuit seeks indefinite block on protesters targeting its infrastructure
Tagged under: Litigation | Activism | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace | Shell
Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1mn in one of largest claims against group
2023-11-09 (or before) in Financial TimesOil major is ‘seeking to silence legitimate demands for climate justice’, says environmental organisation
Tagged under: Greenpeace | Shell | Climate Justice
Why is Shell suing Greenpeace for €2 million?
2023-11-09 (or before) in EuronewsThe environmental group says it is 'one of the biggest legal threats' in history against its ability to campaign.
Tagged under: Shell | Greenpeace | Activism
Fossil fuel firms spent millions on US lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest bills
2023-10-25 in The GuardianAbout 60% of oil and gas operations protected from protest due to money spent on lobbying, says Greenpeace USA report
Tagged under: Exxon | Louisiana | Fossil Fuels | Activism | Greenpeace
Greenpeace loses legal challenge to UK's new North Sea oil and gas licences | Reuters
2023-10-19 in ReutersBritain's decision to authorise new licences for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea was lawful, London's High Court ruled on Thursday, dismissing a legal challenge by Greenpeace.
Tagged under: Greenpeace
Fossil criminals should stop drilling and start paying
2023-09-18 (or before) in act-int.greenpeace.orgIt’s time for the fossil fuel industry to stop drilling, and start paying.
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
Targeting Congolese exploration, Greenpeace pursues insurers
2023-09-08 by in Energy VoiceThe report finds that coverage for the oil blocks would be “prohibitively expensive” for any winning companies. Congo lacks the capacity domestically to provide insurance.
Tagged under: Congo | Africa | Insurance | Greenpeace
Watch ‘TotalPollution: A Dirty Game’ Greenpeace France’s new film on fossil fuel greenwashing - Greenpeace International
2023-09-01 (or before) in GreenpeaceFossil fuel companies like TotalEnergies sponsor popular sports events like the Rugby World Cup to distract everyone from their climate destruction. Watch Greenpeace France’s new film to discover the shocking truth
Tagged under: France | TotalEnergies | Greenpeace
Recycled plastic can be more toxic and is no fix for pollution, Greenpeace warns
2023-05-24 (or before) in InklCampaign group says plastics are incompatible with circular economy as countries prepare for treaty talks
Tagged under: Greenpeace
Tidal barrier proposal for Lincolnshire and Norfolk sets off wave of opposition
2023-05-19 in The GuardianWildlife and environment groups condemn plan promising renewable energy for 600,000 homes
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Activism | Wildlife | Greenpeace | Tidal Energy
French oil giant TotalEnergies sues Greenpeace over emissions report
2023-05-03 in The GuardianGreen group accused company of emitting more than it disclosed but TotalEnergies says report used dubious methodologies
Tagged under: France | Activism | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
Tributes paid after death of passionate climate activist who 'lost hope in future'
2023-04-14 (or before) in Brighton ArgusA student and climate activist died after growing “increasingly concerned” about the effects of climate change, his family has revealed.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism | Greenpeace
Six months on from Iraq flaring investigation - how did BP respond?
2023-03-31 by in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedAfter Unearthed and the BBC revealed high flaring at BP's Iraq field, the company promised an ‘immediate’ review. What has it done so far?
Tagged under: Greenpeace | BP
Greenpeace to take European Commission to court over controversial gas and nuclear greenwashing - Greenpeace European Unit
2023-02-09 (or before) in GreenpeaceGreenpeace will take the European Commission to the European Court of Justice over the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear energy in the EU’s Taxonomy
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Greenpeace | Climate Justice
The Amazon — and our future — is being burned for profit - Greenpeace International
2022-09-09 (or before) in GreenpeaceThe Amazon rainforest is shrinking. The fires in the Amazon are growing. And the impacts of this destruction are a risk to the entire planet.
Tagged under: Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Greenpeace
Green activists jubilant as Kingsnorth shelved | The Independent | The Independent
2022-09-07 (or before) in The IndependentE.on says coal plant is no longer needed as recession reduces electricity demand
Tagged under: Activism | Coal | Climate Change | Electricity | Greenpeace
Congo to Auction Land to Oil Companies: ‘Our Priority Is Not to Save the Planet’
2022-07-24 in The New York TimesTagged under: Congo | Land Use | Africa | Greenpeace | Trees
Climate emergency is a legacy of colonialism, says Greenpeace UK
2022-07-21 in The GuardianReport says global south has been ‘used as place to dump waste’ and that people of colour are suffering disproportionately
Tagged under: Colonialism | Greenpeace
‘Carbon Capture’ Is No Fix. Big Oil’s Known for Decades | The Tyee
2022-07-08 (or before) in The Tyee British ColumbiaThe touted tech is still scarce and pricey, and even oilsands allies counsel caution.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Greenpeace | Sustainability
How the beef industry is trying to change the maths of climate change
2022-03-09 by in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedA new metric for the greenhouse gas methane could see the beef industry claim to be climate neutral without significantly cutting emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Climate Change | Net Zero | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Greenpeace
UK drops ‘absurd’ case against Greenpeace for dropping rocks in sea
2022-02-07 in The GuardianJudge rebukes Marine Management Organisation for prosecution over direct action to stop bottom trawling
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Fish | Wildlife | Greenpeace
Nota de repúdio à violência contra os povos indígenas no Brasil - Greenpeace Brasil
2022-01-11 (or before) in GreenpeaceA violência contra os povos indígenas que defendem seus territórios e modo de vida é chocante e inaceitável. Exigimos que sejam tomadas todas as medidas para proteger a vida e…
Tagged under: Greenpeace
The Guardian view on climate activism: between obedience and resistance | Editorial
2021-12-29 in The GuardianEditorial: Non-violent civil disobedience remains a vital tool for protest, but its form is shifting
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greta Thunberg | Activism | COP26 | Greenpeace
Leaked documents reveal the fossil fuel and meat producing countries lobbying against climate action
2021-10-21 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedLeaked documents detail how some of the world’s biggest coal, oil and meat producing nations are lobbying to weaken a key UN climate report
Tagged under: Coal | IPCC | Greenpeace
Russia forest fire damage worst since records began, says Greenpeace
2021-09-22 in The GuardianAnalysis shows over 18.16m hectares were destroyed in 2021, an absolute record since satellite monitoring began
Tagged under: Wildfires | Arctic | Greenpeace | Russia | Trees
Environmentalists warn of close ties between oil and gas sector and UK’s North Sea regulator
2021-09-17 in The GuardianMembers of Oil and Gas Authority hold shares in fossil fuel firms, raising conflict of interest concerns
Tagged under: COP26 | Fossil Fuels | Activism | Greenpeace
Death toll rises and thousands flee homes as floods hit China
2021-07-21 in The GuardianTorrential rainfall and burst rivers swamp Henan cities, with commuters trapped on subway trains
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | China | Greenhouse Gases | Rivers | Greenpeace | Trains
Leading housebuilder pushed for weaker climate targets
2021-07-05 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedTaylor Wimpey, one of Britain’s largest housebuilders, tried to water down the government’s signature green homes policy.
Tagged under: Housing | Net Zero | Greenpeace
Exxon Disavows Remarks After Video Shows Lobbyists Dismissing Company’s Climate Stance
2021-07-01 (or before) by in The Wall Street Journal - Breaking News, Business, Financial & Economic News, World News and VideoCEO Darren Woods said Exxon lobbyists tricked into speaking on video by Greenpeace didn’t reflect the company’s positions, after they said Exxon only supports a carbon tax because it is unlikely to pass.
Tagged under: Exxon | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
Exxon lobbyists caught on video in Greenpeace sting, CEO apologizes - Axios
2021-07-01 (or before) by in AxiosTagged under: Exxon | Greenpeace
Inside Exxon’s playbook
2021-06-30 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedHow America's biggest oil company continues to oppose action on climate change
Tagged under: Exxon | Climate Change | Greenpeace
Boris Johnson, your climate change scorecard is ready
2021-06-03 in GreenpeaceHow is the government REALLY doing on climate change?
Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change | Greenpeace
The Big Smoke: the global emissions of the UK financial sector
2021-06-03 (or before) in GreenpeaceThe UK’s 'financed emissions' likely representing one of the country's most significant contributions to climate change.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Greenpeace | Finance
UK plastics sent for recycling in Turkey dumped and burned, Greenpeace finds
2021-05-17 in The GuardianInvestigation reveals that ‘plastic waste coming from the UK to Turkey is an environmental threat, not an economic opportunity’
Tagged under: Greenpeace
Court convicts French state for failure to address climate crisis
2021-02-03 in The GuardianState found guilty of ‘non-respect of its engagements’ aimed at fighting global warming
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | France | Greenpeace
How Oil and Gas Corporations Funded an Attempted Coup
2021-01-11 (or before) in GreenpeaceWashington, DC — Oil and gas corporations, including Chevron and Exxon, have donated a total of $5.4 million to the seven Senators who voted to overturn the presidential election and bolstered a violent, failed attempted coup by pro-Trump extremists [1]. Greenpeace USA Senior Climate Campaigner John Noël said: “Oil and gas corporations aided the political …
Tagged under: USA | Exxon | Chevron | TotalEnergies | Greenpeace
China biodegradable plastics 'failing to solve pollution crisis' - BBC News
2020-12-27 (or before) in The BBCChina's increase in biodegradables is outpacing its ability to degrade plastic, warns Greenpeace.
Tagged under: China | Greenpeace
Climate crisis hits the Supreme Court of Norway - Greenpeace International
2020-11-06 (or before) in Greenpeace“Opening up the Arctic for oil drilling in the time of climate emergency is unacceptable, and the Norwegian government must be held accountable."
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenpeace
EU Parliament signs death sentence for small farms and nature, Greenpeace - Greenpeace European Unit
2020-10-23 (or before) in GreenpeaceBrussels, 20 October 2020 – A vote on the EU’s common agricultural policy by the European Parliament plenary session is a signature on the death sentence of European farming, said…
Tagged under: Farming | Greenpeace
Majority of European crops feeding animals and cars, not people - Greenpeace European Unit
2020-10-23 (or before) in GreenpeaceBrussels, 16 October 2020 – The vast majority of European crop production is used to feed animals and create biofuels, rather than feeding people, new analysis has found. At the…
Tagged under: Cars | Greenpeace | Food Production and Consumption
Tesco urged to ditch meat company over alleged links to Amazon deforestation
2020-08-05 in The GuardianResponding to Greenpeace campaign to cut links to Brazilian meat giant JBS, supermarket calls on government to ensure all UK food is deforestation-free
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Greenpeace | Activism
Covid-19 relief for fossil fuel industries risks green recovery plans
2020-06-06 in The GuardianOver $500bn is going to high-carbon industries undermining goals of Cop26 climate talks
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenpeace
'Promiscuous treatment of nature' will lead to more pandemics – scientists
2020-05-07 in The GuardianHabitat destruction forces wildlife into human environments, where new diseases flourish
Tagged under: Deforestation | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Wildlife | Greenpeace | Trees
Brazil to weaken environmental safeguards amid increase in deforestation
2020-04-29 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedBrazil: Critics accuse Bolsonaro of using COVID-19 as cover to rush through amnesty for destruction and occupation of forest
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Greenpeace | Trees
South Korea’s ruling political party becomes East Asia’s first to announce Green New Deal manifesto - Greenpeace International
2020-03-18 (or before) in GreenpeaceSouth Korea became the first country in East Asia whose ruling political party publicly announced climate manifestos and embraced the idea of a comprehensive Green New Deal.
Tagged under: Greenpeace
EU environment cases against UK left in limbo by Brexit
2020-02-25 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedBrexit has left the fate of up to eleven key legal cases, on issues from air pollution to porpoises, hanging in the balance
Tagged under: European Union | Greenpeace
Revealed: Pesticide giants make billions on toxic, bee-harming chemicals
2020-02-20 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedGlobal pesticide giants make more than a third of their income from selling highly hazardous pesticides that threaten human health and the environment.
Tagged under: Bees | Greenpeace | Health
BP lobbied Trump to weaken climate safeguards on oil and gas projects
2020-01-23 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedTogether with the American Petroleum Institute, BP asked Trump to largely exclude the climate impacts of oil projects from environmental assessments
Tagged under: BP | Donald Trump | Climate Change | Greenpeace | Climate Change Impacts
Microsoft Announces New Commitment to Renewable Energy—Greenpeace Response
2020-01-23 (or before) in email.mg1.substack.comCommon Dreams has been providing breaking news & views for the progressive community since 1997. We are independent, non-profit, advertising-free and 100% reader supported. Our Mission: To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenpeace
Dirty Power: Big Coal’s network of influence over the coalition government
2020-01-09 (or before) in YouTubeFind out more: https://act.greenpeace.org.au/dirtypowerWe’ve uncovered the web of connections between the world’s biggest coal giants, industry groups, lobby...
Tagged under: Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
Tackling degraded oceans could mitigate climate crisis - report
2019-12-04 in The GuardianSanctuaries and treaties to restore seas’ ecosystems would boost their capacity to absorb heat and store carbon
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Wildlife | Greenpeace
Brexit Party and Tories worst for climate change policies, Greenpeace analysis shows | The Independent | The Independent
2019-12-03 (or before) in The IndependentConservative support for polluting industries, such as aviation, oil and gas ‘at odds with their net zero target’, analysis says
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Greenpeace
'Black wall' of redacted pages as UK fracking report finally released
2019-12-02 in The GuardianPeople will wonder why there is so much the government wants to conceal, says Greenpeace
Tagged under: Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
Investigative journalism from Greenpeace UK
2019-11-14 (or before) in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedEnvironmental news and investigations brought to you by Unearthed, Greenpeace UK's award-winning, editorially-independent journalism team.
Tagged under: Greenpeace
UK set to miss raft of key environmental targets in 2020 and beyond
2019-11-12 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedThe UK is running out of time to meet environmental targets, from air pollution to recycling. As 2020 approaches, here's a lowdown of the key ones.
Tagged under: Greenpeace
Charities say next UK government must bring forward climate targets
2019-11-04 in The GuardianGroups including Greenpeace, WI and Oxfam call for faster action in letter to all parties
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Greenpeace | Activism
Labour unveils plans for carbon-neutral energy system by 2030s
2019-10-23 in The GuardianStrategy includes 30 recommendations including insulation upgrades for every home in UK
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Insulation | Greenpeace
Government's shift to relax shale gas fracking safeguards condemned
2019-08-15 in The GuardianEnvironment groups fear possibly ‘weakened’ earthquake risk rules after report on Cuadrilla drilling
Tagged under: Activism | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
We went undercover at one of London's recycling plants
2019-06-26 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedWe saw unopened recycling bags picked from the line and sent for incineration as workers battled rats, cockroaches and targets
Tagged under: Greenpeace
Theresa May commits to net zero UK carbon emissions by 2050
2019-06-11 in The GuardianUK to put down legislation but Greenpeace warns of impact on developing nations
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Legislation | Greenpeace
Climate change activists vow to step up protests around world
2018-12-17 in The GuardianCampaigners say they will force governments to act after lack of progress at UN summit
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change | Greenpeace
Greenpeace, Renewable Energy, and Data Centers – Perspectives
2018-12-14 (or before) in Perspectives - James Hamilton's BlogTagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenpeace
Greenpeace #ClickClean
2018-12-14 (or before) in Change the code, not the climateTagged under: Greenpeace
World's largest carbon producers face landmark human rights case
2016-07-27 in The GuardianFilipino government body gives 47 ‘carbon majors’ 45 days to respond to allegations of human rights violations resulting from climate change
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace | Activism
Cloud Computing, Server Utilization, & the Environment | Amazon Web Services
2015-06-05 in Cloud Computing Services - Amazon Web Services (AWS)After reading the Greenpeace, Renewable Energy, and Data Centers blog entry from my colleague James Hamilton a couple of weeks back, I took a look at the Greenpeace report on data center power consumption and noted that it’s pretty unusual for an environmental report to not feature energy conservation as a primary evaluation criteria. It […]
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenpeace
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