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Our planet has passed its first 'tipping point' with widespread coral reef die-off, a new report says, and other environmental systems including the Amazon, major ocean currents and ice sheets aren't far behind.
“Finding microplastics in preserved environments sounds an alarm.”
Plastic pollution has reached even the treetops of the Amazon.
We need a strong, binding #PlasticsTreaty that drastically cuts plastic production.
The climate crisis is making extreme weather WORSE and more frequent.
We need to urgently act. Big polluters should pay to fix the damage.
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55 years ago today, Joni Mitchell took the stage at a concert in Vancouver, organised by a small group of peace activists raising funds to sail to Amchitka to halt nuclear bomb testing.
This group would become Greenpeace, and this voyage our first expedition, all made possible by music! 🎵 🌍 💚
Check out some amazing examples of our musical collaborations over the years here 👉
The science is clear: extreme weather is becoming more frequent and severe across the world.
And the fossil fuel industry is driving this climate chaos.
Demand that fossil fuel corporations are forced to stop drilling and start paying for the climate damage they've caused 👉
“New Zealand has signalled to the world’s biggest meat and dairy producers that it’s fine to ignore methane – the largest human-made driver of warming.”
Other major meat and dairy exporters could now follow, sparking a race to the bottom for climate action.
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New Zealand has just become the first country in the world to weaken the climate action targets that it had set in law. They’ve done this to allow the intensive livestock industry to pollute the climate even more without having to pay for the damage they’re doing to the planet.
And your country could be next! Ireland and Uruguay are already looking to follow suit — which could result in a devastating ‘race to the bottom’ at a time when we need more climate action, not less.
Even butterflies are losing their colours as forests are replaced by monocultures.
Without protection for native habitats, the most vibrant species could vanish.
It is not too late. In forests allowed to recover, colour and life return.
