Greenpeace climate blog

It ain't over till the fat lady sings

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:53:18 -0800

Jess wraps up the climate talks in Barcelona and tells us why we should expect the unexpected in Copenhagen.

Who is to blame?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:36:09 -0800

It looks like Christopher Columbus knows where to point the finger!

Greenpeace kicks up a storm

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:46:20 -0800

Activists at the Barcelona climate talks give us a taste of what the future could look like if world leaders don't step in and take action on climate chaos now.

Mission Possible: Restoring the carbon-rich peatlands of Indonesia

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:51:02 -0800

At the frontline of forest destruction - Hikmat, from the Climate Defenders Camp, tells us why he's feeling hopeful

Protecting paradise

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:34:33 -0800

Laura, an activist from Germany, writes about her experience at the Climate Defenders Camp in Indonesia

Bondage in Barcelona

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:02:45 -0800

We are all wondering what countries are going to deliver in Copenhagen and from what I'm learning this week, some are going to do their best to fool us.

Money doesn't grow on trees

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:55:23 -0800

When REDD is green. We tell climate delegates about our plan to reduce carbon emissions by stopping deforestation.

The biggest loser

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:17:27 -0800

What can wake up the oil industry? What can convince them to accept that oil is a loser - and tar sands oil is the biggest loser of all?

Indonesia's rainforests and the climate crisis

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:35:35 -0800

I'm on the ground in Sumatra at Greenpeace's Climate Defenders Camp. We're here to let world leaders know that this is ground zero for deforestation and if immediate action isn't taken to end the destruction of our rainforests, climate catastrophe is all but assured.

“Please save our home”

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:16:43 -0800

“Our homes are from the forest, our transports are from the forest, our lives are from the forest... Please help us to save our home” Then Mr. Yusup wasn't able to continue his words - as he fell into tears facing US Ambassador for Indonesia and First Secretary of UK Ambassador for Indonesia on their visit to the Kampar Peninsula - invited by Greenpeace.

Arctic sea ice redux

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:15:41 -0800

The Arctic Meltdown expedition ended a month ago already, but this hasn't stopped me from still obsessing over Arctic sea ice and how it's been changing. The news wasn't good this summer, and still isn't today....

Mèlanie Laurent joins the Climate Defenders Camp

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:09:57 -0800

No flashlights. No red carpets. Don’t talk about fancy five-star hotel because here we don’t even have a proper toilet.

Walk outs and Danish Fossils in Barcelona

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:40:42 -0800

UPDATE: The walk out has ended, Kyoto Protocol negotiations will resume again tomorrow. Turns there was some drama and the walk out by the Africa Group proved to be an effective way to get developed countries to realize that...

We made the morning paper!

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:10:30 -0800

Greenpeace activists spent the first day of the climate talks in Barcelona demanding action on climate change from world leaders. After more than 10 hours at the Sagrada Familia, activists scaled the cranes once again to unfurl a 600...

Action Pact in Barcelona

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:59:05 -0800

The public demand for action on climate change is palpable this morning in Barcelona. Today marks the beginning the final round of climate talks before December's UN climate summit in Copenhagen – the negotiators have one week to set the...

Dam - it's even harder than it looks!

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:08:18 -0800

Activist Petteri has been hard at work, blocking the drainage of carbon-rich peatland in Indonesia (read his first update - and why they are building a dam here). Update 2 This morning we left camp with two pong pongs...

The King of the Jungle

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:49:52 -0700

Now for a wonderfully descriptive account from our Climate Defenders Camp leader - Rob, in Indonesia Earlier this week - myself and four other guys set out from the Climate Defenders Camp to join a team already in the...

EU - Show forests the money!

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:40:31 -0700

This morning Greenpeace activists in two inflatable boats intercepted a ship in France, the Izmir Castle, carrying 15 000 tonnes of palm kernel in Montoir-de-Bretagne port. They painted "Climate Crime" on the hull of the cargo ship. 11 other...

Climate actions and EU Summit mark the International Week of 'Quit Coal, already!'

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:03:08 -0700

In eastern Poland 7 activists are still blocking a coal terminal - therefore stopping all coal (mostly from Russia) shipments from being offloaded. They plan to block these shipments of dirty coal until the end of the EU Summit in order to tell their PM Donald Tusk and all EU leaders meeting this week at the Summit that 'coal is the past, it is time for climate solidarity'.

Those dam treehuggers - saving the climate!

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:19:59 -0700

A few days ago we officially opened the Climate Defenders Camp in the midst of Kampar Peninsula forest. With Kampar river in front of us and Kampar Peninsula peat lands behind, this camp is a part of our international campaign to make sure that world leaders – including Indonesia – listen to the urgent need to protect the world’s forests and to stabilize the current climate crisis.

Climate Defenders Camp

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:35:10 -0700

Our team in Indonesia has set up a camp in the heart of the rainforest where activists will remain for several weeks in order to bring urgent attention to the role that deforestation plays in driving dangerous climate change.

Climate Global Day of Action around the world

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:53:31 -0700

Yesterday was the climate change global day of action. People all over the world had been preparing and recruiting for the occasion for weeks. According to the grassroots climate campaign website 350.org, there were over 5,200 events all told,...

The answer to climate change:

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:48:25 -0700

"Each SurvivaBall contians all the tools you need to enjoy a safe and happy stay on our changing planet" ... and makes you look like a cross between a blowfish and a cow's udder.

Timberland CEO on the Power of You & 10 other Green victories

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:30:58 -0700

We ask Greenpeace supporters to do a lot of speaking up -- to world leaders about signing a fair, ambitious, binding deal to do something about climate change, to oil companies about the mess they're making in the Tar Sands...

We need to set the world on fire, and toast politicians' buns: Blog Action Day

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:44:07 -0700

If we look with a somewhat cynical eye on efforts like the Climate Summit in Copenhagen, it's because we know how big a fire you have to light under a politician's butt to make them care about anything that doesn't vote. And that fire is not yet nearly large enough, people.

October 24th Global Day of Action

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:25:41 -0700

What kind of person climbs the roof of the UK parliament building to demand politicians take action against climate change? Well, these kinds of people: People like you. You don't need to scale a building to make your own statement....

55 activists occupy roof of UK Parliment

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:49:20 -0700

From Greenpeace UK... Fifty-five Greenpeace volunteers have scaled the walls of the Houses of Parliament and are now occupying the roof to call for for a new style of politics in Britain, one capable of rising to meet the challenge...

Tell Obama to book that train from Oslo to Copenhagen

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:42:01 -0700

© Greenpeace / Lenka Borakova When Obama flies to Norway to pick up the Nobel Peace Prize, he should go straight from Oslo to Copenhagen, and attend the Climate Summit, happening at the same time as the award ceremony...

Finnish Climate Failure

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:07:34 -0700

Alex, our Energy [R]evolution specialist, reports on the action happening now in Finland: The crisp and cold early mornings have begun; for those of us in the Northern hemisphere this signals two inevitable events: shorter days and the annual...

The boy who built a windmill

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:03:04 -0700

Some of you will remember the story of William Kamkwamba, the boy who at 14 built a 12-watt windmill from improvised materials for his famine-stricken home in Africa.

Follow the leader

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:53:39 -0700

Yesterday - when President Lula of Brazil met with Prime Minister Reinfeldt of Sweden (and the current President of the European Council) and President Barroso of the European Commission, outside the Swedish parliament -- our activists sent an urgent message to the Brazilian President.

Polar bear activists

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:13:51 -0700

Early this morning, three inflatables were lowered from the deck of the Arctic Sunrise. As I write they are at the bow of the Pascha, a ship transporting 70,000 tons of coal to Portugal.

#climateaction now

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:37:30 -0700

It's a busy time for #climateaction - at least, on the part of activists. On the part of policy-makers action on climate change is at a deadlock, as demonstrated at the Bangkok UN climate talks. At a time when decision-makers aren't making anything happen - activists are.

Northern exposure

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:42:06 -0700

From Juliette in Svalbard: This afternoon, a small group of us went out with an inflatable to the end of the glacier. I found out how deceiving the clean air was. We can see the end so well from...

Obama, Merkel and friends are in the Arctic blocking coal!

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:53:42 -0700

From the top of the world - activists have just spent more than 30 hours calling for a global energy revolution by blocking a coal shipment in the Arctic (But we do wish it was actually Obama, Merkel, and friends...

The paradox of Svalbard

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:47:27 -0700

I arrived in Svea, Svalbard this morning. It's absolutely beautiful here. My camera has been working overtime, and I have way too many pictures of fjords and snowy mountains already. Going over Svalbard by plane was surprising. I expected it...

Name the famous Tckers

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:10:27 -0700

Free Greenpeace T-shirt for the first one to name all the celebrities in this music video produced by the Tck Tck Tck campaign. Have you called for a cool Copenhagen climate treaty yet?...

Reflecting on the first action in the tar sands

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:46:28 -0700

Greenpeace activist updates direct from action at tar sands upgrader facility

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:48:31 -0700

Greenpeace activists from Germany, France, Brazil and Canada have just entered a Suncor upgrader facility in the tar sands of northern, Alberta and have shut down the conveyer belt of an open pit mining operation.

Not stupid in Copenhagen

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:31:14 -0700

This is a really cool time lapse video of some very creative graffiti being painted. It was made by our Danish office - for the Age of Stupid Premier in Copenhagen....