Last week the Japanese Finance Minister, Shoichi Nakagawa, was forced to announce his resignation after a terrible appearance at the G7 talks in Rome.
Although he claimed that his behaviour was due to an overdose of cold and flu medication, Nakagawa is known for enjoying a few too many. This latest display was the final straw […]
Late last year, we posted about Greenpeace’s first office opening in Africa. Johannesburg to be precise.
Well, now the second office has opened. It’s based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa. Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise, journeyed up the Congo River to kick off the launch.
The office will work on protecting forests in the […]
What happens when you do the right thing and put your old, broken TV set and other electrical appliances out for recycling? Hopefully not what happened with this TV set that Greenpeace tracked. Rather than being recycled, it found its way, along with hundreds of others, en route to Lagos, Nigeria in a shipping container.
It’s […]
If ever we’ve been presented with a compelling reason for a tougher position on climate change, it’s the tragic events of the past few weeks. Extreme weather events have taken their toll on human lives in profound and significant ways.
The events are the latest in a sequence of extreme weather conditions to hit the Australia […]
Multi-lateral efforts to promote renewable energy, and overcome the barriers to deployment, have intensified recently, with the establishment of a new global body. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) aims to become “the main driving force in promoting a rapid transition towards the widespread and sustainable use of renewable energy on a global scale”. Sounds great, unfortunately […]
Here is an open letter from the Firefighters Union that was published in The Age earlier this week. It’s powerful hearing this from the people who are on the front line.
Open letter from the Firefighters Union
We will be fighting more fires unless we tackle the problem’s source
DEAR Mr Rudd and Mr Brumby,
On behalf of more […]
That’s what our colleagues at Greenpeace New Zealand are saying about a field trial of a genetically engineered (GE) crop that’s gone askew across the Tasman. It’s a warning we need to listen to here in Australia.
The crop in question was growing at Lincoln, near Christchurch. They were trialling GE brassicas – cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower […]
Japan’s annual Sapporo Snow Festival is a big event on the country’s winter calendar – attracting millions of visitors from around the country. This year, Greenpeace Japan contributed an ice sculpture highlighting the importance of conserving marine life such as whales.
Sachiyo Tanahashi, from our Japan office, tells us about the very warm reception they […]
Greenpeace’s condolences go out to those Australians who have lost loved ones and homes in the horrific bushfires which continue to rage out of control in Victoria.
Australia is in the midst of it’s worst natural disaster with the death toll from the bushfires reaching over 100. The fires have spread on the back of an […]
It’s a question posed by Stephan Faris in his new book Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, From the Amazon to the Arctic. Tee Lim, our volunteer Communications Intern, reviews the book.
Forecast is a relatively quick and accessible account of the many and varied ways in which climate change is affecting regions and communities, in […]
“If you disobey a police directive, there is a risk you will be arrested and charged with trespass,” I explained gently to countless groups of people as they lined the front of Parliament House yesterday.
Around two and half thousand people of all ages and from all over Australia gathered to encircle federal Parliament on the […]
Over 2500 climate activists and concerned Australians are currently encircling Parliament House in Canberra. They have linked hands around the building with a united message for Australia’s leaders:
“We will not let you commit us to a dangerous climate future.”
They are calling for urgent action on the climate emergency that threatens Australia’s future and the world. […]
Latest from Elsa Evers at the Climate Summit:
At the close of the final day of Australia’s Climate Action Summit, I understand what has made this summit so special. I’ll try to paint the picture:
An elderly man sits next to me, deliberately scribbling notes. Two kids run down the aisle next to me, stepping over those […]
The latest from Elsa Evers at the Climate Summit in Canberra, day 2:
After yesterday’s uplifting opener, today has been exhausting and emotional for many of us at Australia’s Climate Action Summit.
I spent a lot of time in the policy and politics sessions, looking first at Rudd’s carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS) with Richard Dennis from […]