Environment

Breeding area for humpback whales threatened by oil exploration, warns Greenpeace

Scientists have confirmed the presence of a new breeding and feeding area for humpback whales in French Guiana. The region is threatened by oil exploration by BP. The British energy giant is currently attempting to gain the environmental license to...

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Greenpeace activists stage second climate emergency protest at Polish coal terminal

Greenpeace activists from seven countries have climbed the cranes at a coal terminal in Gdansk, Poland, halting operations and the unloading of a coal shipment, the second climate emergency protest at the port this week.

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Climate crisis: Greenpeace activists detained, stop coal shipment in Poland

Greenpeace activists have been detained as part of a climate emergency protest to stop a vessel from unloading coal in the port of Gdansk in Poland.

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Car industry’s 2018 carbon footprint exceeds EU greenhouse gas emissions – Greenpeace

The carbon footprint of the global car industry equalled 9% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions in 2018, according to a new Greenpeace report. The analysis provides a critical account of the role automakers play in fueling climate change.

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