Historic UN Ocean Treaty Agreed — Greenpeace Statement

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:35:27 +0000

A historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations. The text will now go through technical editing and translation, before officially being adopted at another session. This Treaty is a monumental win for ocean protection, and an important sign that multilateralism still works in an […]

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Greenpeace Ranking: 5 Major Electric Vehicle Companies Say No to Deep Sea Mining

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 03:57:56 +0000

US Companies General Motors, Ford, and Tesla Lag Behind Global Peers Washington, DC — Greenpeace USA has unveiled its Race to the Top web application, which ranks eight major electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers on their public stance on deep sea mining. US automakers Ford, General Motors, and Tesla were at the bottom of the ranking, […]

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Europe’s Green Deal: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Announces “Europe’s Man on the Moon Moment” (Videos)

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:31:46 +0000

As some act to stall progress, the forward motion provided by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and all she represents is a remarkable step forward. Presenting a Green Deal plan for Europe at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, she and her colleagues took a seed from US progressives and gave it the watering and care it needed in the fertile ground of Europe

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Philippine Study Shows Evidence Of “Criminal Intent” By Oil Majors, Says CIEL

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 13:00:43 +0000

Human rights and climate changeA 4-year investigation by the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines concludes that the world’s largest oil companies may be guilty of criminal intent in their efforts to conceal their role in anthropogenic climate change.

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Oil Majors Dump Millions Of Cubic Feet Of Methane Directly Into The Atmosphere

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:40:09 +0000

natural gas flaringWhile the major oil companies are saying pretty words about reducing emissions that promote a warming climate, in practice they are actually adding more pollution to the atmosphere than ever.

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Corporations & Renewables: Taking The Bull By The Horns

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 08:00:58 +0000

Commitment to sustainability has required untiring efforts from corporates. The race does not stop at 100% renewables. For taking up the sustainability reins, an attack is the best form of defense. At the beginning of this process, pragmatism was important. Corporate renewable energy pioneers were mainly focusing on standard corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) and guarantees of origin (GOs). Now, sustainability leaders mainly focus on three areas: Location, supply chain, and synchronization of consumption and renewable energy supply

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