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World’s first human rights investigation into corporate responsibility for...

Manila, 11 December 2017 - The world’s first ever national inquiry into the responsibility of the fossil fuel industry for the human rights impacts resulting from climate change hits an important...

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NAB rule out new thermal coal mines

December 14, 2017: Australia’s dirtiest industry has been dealt another blow with the second of the “Big Four” banks ruling out funding for new thermal coal mines. National Australia Bank today issued...

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Opening new oil blocks while promising to reduce emissions is a delusional...

December 19, 2017: The proposal to open up thousands of square kilometres of Australia’s ocean environment to new oil and gas exploration while committing to reducing emissions is incredibly...

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Decision made in case against Arctic Oil in Norway: Right to a healthy...

Oslo, Norway, January 5, 2018 – In the case brought against the Norwegian Government by Greenpeace Norway, Nature and Youth and the Grandparents Climate Campaign for granting new oil licenses to drill...

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Increasingly frequent coral bleaching events show the need to take urgent...

SYDNEY, January 5 2018 - An alarming new study published today in Science warning that large-scale coral bleaching events could start occurring every year highlights the urgent need for serious action...

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Oil tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil on fire off China coast -...

Beijing, 8 January 2018 - In response to the collision of the Sanchi oil tanker and the cargo ship CF Crystal in the East China Sea on Sunday, Greenpeace expresses concern about the safety of the 32...

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Attacks on workers and environment more proof MCA terminally out of touch

January 11, 2018: Calls by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) to hobble workers’ rights and strip environmental protections are a reminder of why the lobby group is being abandoned by their own...

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Penguins pop up across the globe in march for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary

Sydney, 15 January 2018 – As a groundbreaking expedition begins in the Antarctic, pop-up penguins have been spotted from London to Seoul, Buenos Aires to Sydney, and Johannesburg to Washington DC,...

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New bird species identified in eastern Indonesia’s threatened forests

Jakarta, 16 January, 2018 - A Greenpeace Belgium campaigner and ornithologist, together with researchers from the University of Singapore and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, have described a new...

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WEF 2018: Greenpeace brings Justice to Davos

Davos, 18 January, 2018 - Greenpeace Switzerland activists have unveiled a 6-metre statue of Justice on the outskirts of Davos ahead of the World Economic Forum.[1] The action comes as Greenpeace...

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2017 hottest year ever outside El Niño cycle

SYDNEY, January 19, 2018 - The news that last year was the hottest ever recorded outside the El Niño cycle provides yet another wake-up call for world leaders to take swift action to prevent the worst...

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Government’s $60m Reef plan meaningless without measures to address climate...

SYDNEY, January 22, 2018 - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to pay farmers up to $60 million to reduce sediment runoff to the Great Barrier Reef is the kind of tinkering around the edges...

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Holden plan another reminder of why Bight oil drilling is a bad bet for South...

January 23, 2018: A proposal to rejuvenate an old Commodore factory to manufacture electric vehicles is exactly the future South Australia should strive for instead of outdated plans to drill for oil...

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Greenpeace submarine captures rare footage of the Antarctic seafloor...

SYDNEY, January 24, 2018: Greenpeace International has released its first submarine footage from a part of the Antarctic seafloor never before visited by humans.The footage shows a seafloor ‘carpeted...

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Oscar-winner Javier Bardem dives to Antarctic seafloor to call for protection...

Sydney, 30 January, 2018 – Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem has dived to the Antarctic seafloor in a two-person submarine to call for the creation of an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. [See video of...

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Bill Shorten says toxic Adani mine could be blocked by future Labor government

January 30, 2017: Federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has effectively committed to stopping the Adani mine if his party wins the next election.The opposition leader today declared during his National...

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Humpback whale migration threatened by planned seismic blasts

February 2, 2018: Seismic testing approved to take place off the Newcastle Coastline could potentially impact migrating whales and exposes endangered and critically endangered species to possible harm....

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Nuclear survivors call on Australia and Japan to sign treaty banning nukes

Sydney, 5 February, 2018 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific vessels greeted Japan’s Peace Boat in Sydney Harbour this morning as it arrived to advocate for nuclear disarmament and urge the Australian and...

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Greenpeace and Nature and Youth take the Norwegian Government to the Supreme...

Oslo, 5 February, 2018: Today, Greenpeace Nordic and Nature and Youth are appealing the judgement in their case against the Norwegian Government for Arctic oil drilling.In the People vs. Arctic oil...

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Huge swell of public opposition to new oil plot release in protected marine park

February 7, 2018: The Australian community are more opposed to fossil fuels at any time in history and the government must recognise concerns and cancel the release of new oil and gas exploration...

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Aurizon pull NAIF loan request, striking another blow to Adani’s planned...

SYDNEY, February 9 , 2018 - Rail operator Aurizon’s withdrawal of a request for federal funding of its proposed rail line to the Galilee Basin is yet another demonstration of the economic unviability...

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Stars get on board to protect the strange things and fantastic beasts of the...

Sydney, 9 February 2018 – 'Stranger Things' star David Harbour and ‘Fantastic Beasts’ star Alison Sudol are on board a Greenpeace ship heading for Antarctic waters. They will help make the case for an...

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Port Augusta locals raising funds to push South Australian pollies to clean...

PORT AUGUSTA, Feb 19, 2018 - Port Augusta residents sick of choking on harmful dust blown from the decommissioned Northern Power station are demanding that South Australia’s political leaders resolve...

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Stranger Things’ David Harbour voyages to the Antarctic to dance with...

SYDNEY, 21 February 2018 - Stranger Things actor David Harbour has fulfilled his promise to the internet to dance with penguins in the Antarctic, following a Twitter challenge with Greenpeace.After...

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SA-Best Port Augusta remediation commitment and call for Senate inquiry into...

February 24, 2018: Today’s twin commitments by Nick Xenophon’s state and federal parties to full and proper remediation of the Port Augusta Northern Power Station site and to call for a Senate inquiry...

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