Environment

G7 leaders must move faster on promise to decarbonise global economy

World leaders in Japan for the G7 Summit must use the opportunity to build on last year’s commitment to decarbonise the global economy over the course of this century, says Greenpeace. Since then the Paris Agreement has been adopted and now signed by...

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McDonald’s and global seafood providers in landmark move for Arctic protection

Global brands, including McDonald’s, Tesco, Iglo, Young’s Seafood, Icelandic Seachill, alongside the Norwegian Fishing Vessel Owners Association, Fiskebåt, Russian fishing giant, Karat and Europe’s largest processor of frozen fish, Espersen, have said...

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Activists at sea call ‘lights out’ on Thai Union’s destructive seafood supply chain

Activists on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza chased a controversial vessel at the heart of Thai Union’s supply chain from its moorings on 25 May, in the latest in a series of global protests against the tuna giant’s destructive fishing practices...

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Congress Moves Forward On Overhaul Of Toxic Substances Control ACT

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on a bill that would overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), on 24 May. The bill is headed to the Senate where it is set to be adopted by unanimous consent. President Obama has already said that he...

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