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  • Polar bear cub plays with plastic items found in the Arctic. Roie Galitz, Greenpeace Israel's ambassador for the Arctic, had captured the sad moment when a polar bear cub found plastic items and started playing with them. Luckily the cub is safe and didn't swallow the plastic.

    We are living in a world that is being destroyed by throwaway plastic. Plastic pollution has flooded our planet, harming people’s health, accelerating social injustice, destroying biodiversity and fueling the…

  • The crisis in waste management and plastic pollution is a reflection of our unsustainable lifestyles. We are consuming and producing at an unbridled pace. Bogotá generates more than 11 million tons of greenhouse gases. Waste management is the third cause (13%) of the climate crisis and one of the main pollutants of ecosystems such as rivers, soils and wetlands. In Bogotá, the culture of separating waste at source is incipient and consequently, recycling rates are low (17%) compared to other cities. Thanks to the work of 25,000 professional recyclers, 1,600 tons of garbage are recovered daily. The "Reciclemos Bogotá" campaign aims to raise awareness among citizens about the importance of separating waste at source, in order to increase the recycling rate, while making visible, supporting and dignifying the valuable work carried out by professional wastepickers in pursuit of equity and urban justice. © Juan Pablo Eijo / Greenpeace

    We are living in a world that is being destroyed by throwaway plastic. Plastic pollution has flooded our planet, harming people’s health, accelerating social injustice, destroying biodiversity and fuelling the…

  • Baby green sea turtle in a plastic cup on the beach on Bangkaru Island, Sumatra.

    Single-use plastic is harmful to human health, perpetuates social injustice, destroys our biodiversity and fuels the climate crisis. We demand that governments commit to a strong Global Plastics Treaty that…

  • Electric vehicle owner Tawyain Orlando Cox, charges his car while parked at his home. Tawyain Orlando Cox is an Australian electric vehicle owner and rideshare driver. He uses the solar panels on his home to charge his electric car to save money and have a positive impact on the planet. Tawyain is starting a rent to buy electric car company targeting Uber drivers. "I wanted to reduce my carbon footprint on this planet as much as possible, so we can leave a better future for our kids or our grandkids." "One of the things that was a little bit of a surprise is how much I save. With my EV I am saving roughly per week $350-$400, so round that up to a year and that's a lot of money for a holiday!" "By owning an EV you're not just saving the planet, it's not just about zero emissions. It's about a lifestyle. There's no engine noise, no tailpipe... the acceleration is immediate, the comfort... It's not easy to explain."

    It’s time for a safe climate, clean air and energy independence. It’s time to Electrify.

  • Greenpeace and Tcktcktck volunteers raise a wind turbine on the beach at dawn in Durban, South Africa. To send a message of hope for the latest round of UN climate change talks opening here on Monday. Campaigners say Durban must be a new dawn for the international negotiations to agree a fair, ambitious and legally binding treaty to avert climate chaos. They are demanding that politicians stop listening to the polluting corporations and listen to the people who want an end to our dependence on fossil fuels. Africa is on the front line of dangerous climate change, with millions already suffering the impacts through increased drought and extreme weather events, threatening lives and food security.

    It’s time for a safe climate, clean air and energy independence. It’s time to Electrify.