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Peace through action
Whoever you are, wherever you stand, whatever you do, there’s a part that each of us can play to address this moment of planetary crisis.
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Still no Plastics Treaty: How the fossil fuel industry keeps polluting negotiations
It’s time for world leaders to confront the elephant in the UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiation room: Big Oil. After two long weeks, world governments could not come to an agreement on how to tackle the plastic pollution crisis.
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Petrochemical Giants Are Derailing the Global Plastics Treaty – Just Days Before Final INC5.2 Negotiations
With just days to go before governments gather in Geneva for the final negotiations of the Global Plastics Treaty at INC5.2, a new Greenpeace report has exposed how some of the world’s biggest petrochemical companies are working behind closed doors to derail the process.
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REPORT: Plastics, Profits and Power
How petrochemical companies are derailing the Global Plastics Treaty.
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REPORT: Every Breath You Take
Air Pollution Risks from Petrochemicals Production for the Plastics Supply Chain.
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No More Compromise: Groups Push Australia to Finalise Strong and Binding Global Plastics Treaty
Today, 31 First Nations and environmental groups call on the Australian Government to continue pushing for a robust and ambitious Global Plastics Treaty ahead of negotiations recommencing in Geneva this…
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During Plastic Free July, We Ask: Is a Plastic-Free Future Possible? Only If the World Acts Now
The efforts of Plastic Free July remind us that the Earth is drowning in plastic. Ecosystems around the world are choking on a seemingly never ending tide of plastic that is made from fossil fuels, which is contributing to the rapid acceleration of climate change.
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Greenpeace comment on Australia’s UNOC announcement
SYDNEY, Monday, 9 June, 2025 – In response to Environment Minister Murray Watt’s ocean protection commitment delivered ahead of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), the following statement can be attributed…
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Plastics Treaty: We Won’t Stop Fighting
Governments failed to finalise a Global #PlasticsTreaty during the fifth and what was supposed to be final round of UN Global Plastics Treaty talks in Busan, South Korea, on Sunday night, but hope is not lost! 100 countries representing billions of people stood up to the fossil fuel industry to reject a weak treaty and…
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Thank You for Standing Up to Big Polluters: Your Voice is Changing the Future
Last week in Busan, South Korea, an extraordinary moment unfolded—a moment powered by your passion, your determination, and your voices. Together with WWF and Break Free From Plastic, Greenpeace delivered a petition signed by almost three million people from 182 countries, demanding a historic, legally binding Global Plastics Treaty. This collective call for action is…