Following a Greenpeace action which began early this morning, Rotterdam port police have promised that a whale meat shipment en route to Japan from Iceland will remain at the port. The owners of the container ship NYK ORION have decided to off load the Fin whale meat rather than become complicit in the trade in an endangered species.
"Today Greenpeace was able just in time to prevent this shipment of whale meat from continuing, such action should no longer be necessary," said Pavel Klinckhamers, Greenpeace oceans campaigner. "The Dutch authorities must ensure that whale meat never again comes to the Rotterdam harbour. They must work to end the whale meat trade."
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Governments fail to protect endangered species at CITES - Greenpeace
Greenpeace divers with underwater banner reading 'Where have all the tuna gone' in Balearic Islands, Spain - a breeding ground for the bluefin tuna. ©Greenpeace/Gavin NewmanGreenpeace condemns governments for putting short-term economic interests ahead of the long-term survival of endangered species. “Too many governments at CITES have voted to protect profits not endangered species,” said Oliver Knowles, Greenpeace International Oceans Campaigner. “This conference has been a disaster for conservation.”
'Smart Grids' – climate infrastructure for the 21st century
There's no need to worry that renewable energy can't keep the lights on, concludes a new study by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC).
The report: Renewables 24/7 – Infrastructure needed to save the climate shows how the world’s power grids could be transformed to support a power mix comprising 90% renewable energy by 2050. The transformation would be achieved at a modest level of investment, presents a huge market opportunity for ICT companies, and would enable huge cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
The report: Renewables 24/7 – Infrastructure needed to save the climate shows how the world’s power grids could be transformed to support a power mix comprising 90% renewable energy by 2050. The transformation would be achieved at a modest level of investment, presents a huge market opportunity for ICT companies, and would enable huge cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
Governments challenged to deliver more ambitious emissions reductions targets
Fifty-five governments have submitted pledges to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to cut and limit their greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, as part of the Copenhagen Accord. In doing so, they have accepted the Accord's objective of avoiding dangerous climate change by keeping global warming below 2 degrees C. Greenpeace calls on the 55 governments to take on tougher new emissions targets or face charges that they are ‘greenwashing’ their plans.
Paragraph 2 of the Copenhagen Accord specifically states, "We agree that deep cuts in global emissions are required... with a view to reduce global emissions so as to hold the increase in global temperature below 2 degrees Celsius, and take action to meet this objective..." This level of warming is regarded as a critical threshold beyond which there may be irreversible large-scale impacts on the environment.
Paragraph 2 of the Copenhagen Accord specifically states, "We agree that deep cuts in global emissions are required... with a view to reduce global emissions so as to hold the increase in global temperature below 2 degrees Celsius, and take action to meet this objective..." This level of warming is regarded as a critical threshold beyond which there may be irreversible large-scale impacts on the environment.
Copenhagen Accord recycles old climate commitments, leaving the world heading for catastrophic climate change
With the passing of the Copenhagen Accord's 31 January deadline for its supporters to submit their pledges to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the absence of strengthened commitments has failed to meet the Accord's stated objective of taking action to limit global warming to under 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F), a critical threshold for avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.
The 31 January deadline was the most immediate ‘action point’ in the non-binding Accord drawn up during last December's UN Copenhagen climate summit. It proved to have no impact on influencing major emitting nations to improve upon emission reduction commitments they had already made prior to the summit.
The 31 January deadline was the most immediate ‘action point’ in the non-binding Accord drawn up during last December's UN Copenhagen climate summit. It proved to have no impact on influencing major emitting nations to improve upon emission reduction commitments they had already made prior to the summit.
René Ngongo receives Right Livelihood Award
René NgongoRené Ngongo, Greenpeace Africa Political Advisor and civil society activist for 18 years, received the Right Livelihood Award at the Swedish Parliament for his dedicated, and at times dangerous, work in defending the rights and livelihood of Democratic Republic of Congo's forest communities.The Right Livelihood Award Foundation recognised Ngongo, "for his courage in confronting the forces that are destroying the Congo's rainforests and building political support for their conservation and sustainable use."
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