Tag: Greenpeace

Sargasso Sea surveys find vulnerable sperm whales and elusive pygmy sperm whales, as Greenpeace calls for ocean sanctuary

Stuart Mitchell

The presence of elusive pygmy sperm whales, as well as vulnerable and near-threatened species, has been detected in the Sargasso Sea using innovative environmental DNA sequencing and acoustic surveys, boosting calls for it to be declared an ocean sanctuary under the Global Ocean Treaty.  Greenpeace’s ship Arctic Sunrise spent three weeks on a voyage through the Sargasso Sea in May 2024, taking samples of seawater for ‘eDNA’ analysis[1] and carrying out an acoustic survey using hydrophones[2]. Greenpeace UK campaigners collected the samples, with help from British band Bastille’s frontman Dan…

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World’s highest court delivers historic protections for climate-impacted communities

Stuart Mitchell

The world’s highest court has just delivered a landmark Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States in the face of the climate emergency.[1] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision delivers historic protections that strengthen the responsibilities of States under international law beyond the Paris Agreement, with several key additional obligations including the duty of all countries to prevent significant harm to the environment and the duty to cooperate. The Court’s decision obligates States to regulate businesses on the harm caused by their emissions regardless of where the harm takes…

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Greenpeace and elvis assemble high profile activists for nationwide billboard protest

Stuart Mitchell

‘They can’t arrest this billboard’ harnesses “safety” of OOH spaces to call for restoration of the public’s democratic right to protest The right to protest powers democracy. It’s behind many of the biggest leaps forward society has seen. In recent years however, people’s freedom to join peaceful demonstrations has been quietly eroded. New research published on 3rd July by Greenpeace shows an almost ten-fold rise in the number of arrests in London for conspiracy to cause public nuisance since 2019, but out of more than 600 arrests made, only 18…

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Less than 3% of protest arrests result in charges as ‘right to protest’ campaign launches

Stuart Mitchell

Recent research by Greenpeace indicates that the Metropolitan Police have regularly arrested protesters when there is an extremely low chance of them ever being charged. Officers made more than 600 arrests in London over the last six years for conspiracy to cause public nuisance but only 18 of them (2.8%) resulted in charges. The research also showed an almost tenfold rise in the number of arrests in the capital since 2019, when environmental protests became widespread.  These numbers support the belief, widespread amongst activists and protesters, that the police are…

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Global survey finds 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas companies to pay for climate damages

Stuart Mitchell

In the United States, 75% of people surveyed support taxing oil and gas companies for climate damages — including 63% of Republicans A majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal companies for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter the influence on politics of the super-rich and polluting industries. These are the key findings of a global survey, which reflects broad consensus across political affiliations, income levels, and age groups. Today’s study, which was jointly commissioned by Greenpeace and…

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