Recent Greenpeace stories from Canada and around the world.
As the last day of climate talks before the Copenhagen summit drew to a close, Greenpeace attached a banner reading “Climate chaos: who is to blame?” to Barcelona’s iconic statue of Christopher Columbus, which stands at the bottom of the famous “Ramblas” street and points to America.
Greenpeace staged an extreme weather event today for delegates at the UN climate talks.
With only 34 days to go until the most important climate change summit of our time takes place in Copenhagen this December, Canada has once again been singled out as a major blockade to the strong global agreement that our planet desperately needs.
Greenpeace and representatives from Canada’s KYOTOplus climate coalition today raised giant banners on Parliament Hill representing the 100,000 Canadians who want action now from the Harper government on the climate crisis.
Saturday October 24th is the International Day of Climate Action. Around the world, events are being held to promote action on climate change.
While Greenpeace activists took direct action yesterday at a French energy giant Total S.A. refinery in France to expose the climate crime of the tar sands, Greenpeace activists from Canada were busy altering two Total billboards in Edmonton to make them more accurately reflect the destruction that Total will inflict on Alberta’s environment.
