Blog: Climate

Standard Chartered feels the heat over threat to Great Barrier Reef

Posted by Greenpeace UK — 7 May 2015 at 4:56pm - Comments
Hong Kong Greenpeace activists unfurl a huge stair-riser banner outside the HQ
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Hong Kong: Greenpeace activists unfurl a stair-riser banner in front of the Standard Chartered’s headquarters

As a contracted advisor to the planned Carmichael mega-mine, UK-based international bank Standard Chartered must be feeling rather exposed at the moment following a Hong Kong protest and then questions from Greenpeace at its annual general meeting in London.

Article tagged as: clean energy, coal, great barrier reef

Fracking bonkers? Decision to ban our ad shows twisted logic

Posted by Richard Casson — 6 May 2015 at 11:25am - Comments
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Our banned anti-fracking ad

If there was a Guiness Book of Records for the most absurd rulings ever issued, the UK advertising watchdog's decision to ban a Greenpeace anti-fracking ad would surely be given pride of place in the 2015 edition.

Article tagged as: adverse climate impacts, Anti-Fracking, ASA, british energy

Paypal founder launches futuristic battery, proves he's real life Iron Man

Posted by G.Thompson — 1 May 2015 at 4:17pm - Comments
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The car in front...

Elon Musk, South African/Canadian/American/British entrepreneur extraordinaire, founder of PayPal, SolarCity, Tesla Motors, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and SpaceX, shows exactly how capitalism can get on board with stopping climate change. The man isn’t just a wealth creator, he’s a world changer, and he’s not exactly losing money doing it. Apart from on Hyperloop, maybe, but give it time.

Article tagged as: batteries, elon muisk, tesla, upstart

The famous Viscount Monckton went to Rome to see the Pope...

Posted by Graham Thompson — 28 April 2015 at 1:23pm - Comments
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Just one more delegation today, Holy Father.

A crack unit of climate deniers, including the great James Delingpole (remember him?) and the possibly even greater Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, has been sent to accompany Joseph Bast, President of the Heartland Institute, to the Vatican.

Article tagged as: climate change, delingpole, heartland institute, Monckton, Pope Francis

In pictures: The planet's future in our hands, go green on Earth Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 22 April 2015 at 10:29am - Comments
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Flamingos at Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa.

Every year, Earth Day is celebrated all over the planet on April 22nd. To mark the occasion we would like to share some positive photos with you. Our images from around the world illustrate people's efforts to live sustainably, take part in rallies, promote renewable energy and give a glimpse of the biodiversity we need to protect.

Article tagged as: earth day, planet, renewable energy, slideshows, sustainable
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