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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 6h

"Climate change is a global crisis. If we are to tackle it, we must do so together. Yet it is a struggle to imagine that happening. When have countries ever come together for the good of our common humanity?"

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster

Some days it can feel as if climate catastrophe is inevitable. But history is full of cases – such as the banning of whaling and CFCs – that show humanity can come together to avert disaster

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 15h

🥩 High steaks for the Amazon 🔥 A Greenpeace Brazil investigation shows cattle raised illegally inside Indigenous land ended up linked to JBS supply chains. Governments must act now, profit can’t come before life 👉 cookingtheplanet.org #RespectTheAmazon #StopBigAg

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 19h

If you agree, join us in telling governments to MAKE POLLUTERS PAY for the climate crisis by signing the petition 👇

Polluters broke the climate. They should pay to fix it.⁠⁣
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#PollutersPayPact

Polluters broke it, we're paying for it. Make Polluters Pay

Sign the pact, record your story. Join the global movement to make polluters pay.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 19h

⁠⁣Good point!

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 23h

Europe must end Russian LNG imports and commit to phasing out all fossil gas by 2035. A 100% renewable energy system is not only possible, it is necessary.

Tell EU leaders to act. Sign the open letter today.

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We don’t need fossil fuels to power Europe. - Greenpeace International

Fossil gas, oil, and coal are not just driving the climate crisis – they’re making Europe dependent on bullies like Putin and Trump.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 23h

29 hours. 17 countries. More than 70 activists.

Greenpeace Belgium activists blockaded the massive LNG hub in Zeebrugge to send a clear message: people in Europe no longer accept this dependency on fossil gas, whether from Russia, the USA, or anywhere else.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

Heavy rains have caused severe flooding in 19 provinces in Thailand, killing 22 people and displacing over 300,000. www.reuters.com/business/env...

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

🐙Did you manage to find all ten?

Comment below how many you were able to spot 👇

Happy World Octopus Day!

#ProtectTheOceans #StopDeepSeaMining

Black and white drawing of underwater life

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

It is time for peace. It’s time to restore the norms of international laws that compel governments around the world to act now to end the genocide, end the famine and end their complicity.

The crews @freedomflotilla.bsky.social must be returned to their vessels and allowed to complete their mission

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

Once more we say: World leaders must meet their obligation to defend the right of their citizens to safe passage at sea. They must act to ensure the right to break Israel’s illegal siege to support the delivery of lifesaving medical and humanitarian aid to #Gaza.

#StopTheGenocide

Greenpeace condemns the Israeli government's illegal and forceful interception of the Thousand Maddens and Freedom Flotilla in International waters, enroute to deliver aid to the people of Gaza. World leaders must meet their obligation to defend the right of their citizens to safe passage at sea. They must act to ensure the right to break Israel's illegal siege to support the delivery of lifesaving medical and humanitarian aid. Stop the Genocide.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

Greenpeace condemns the Israeli government's illegal and forceful interception of the Thousand Madleens and Freedom Flotilla Coalition vessels in international waters, en route to deliver aid and support to the people of #Gaza

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

This is another example of governments using unconstitutional laws to silence dissent and create environmental destruction without accountability.

The struggle to protect our living spaces, forests, and future continues. 💪🌿

#toprağımızıvermiyoruz #isgalyasasiniiptalet

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

After this law was accepted by Parliament, olive groves in the Aegean part of the country were brutally uprooted to expand an existing coal mine.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

This law, also known as “super permit” law:

⚠️ Hands over lands, water, and natural resources to corporate exploitation.

⚠️ Weakens environmental impact assessments and fast-tracks destructive mining and energy projects.

⚠️ Weakens transparency in these destructive projects.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

Today the Turkish Constitutional Court begins reviewing one of the most dangerous laws in recent history of the country.

(👇 a thread)

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

The eight plaintiffs from #Bonaire demand equal protection, and they demand the Netherlands to do their fair share in curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

These people are rising up for all of us - share their story now!

#ClimateJustice

📹: @olifro.st

Bonaire Climate case: A fight for justice in Dutch court - Greenpeace International

Residents of Bonaire are demanding what should already be guaranteed: protection from the impacts of the worsening climate crisis.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

In July the world’s highest court confirmed what the world already knew: that states must take stronger climate action.

Now with this landmark ruling on their side, the brave people of the Dutch-Caribbean island of #Bonaire, together with @greenpeace.nl, are facing their government in court.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 2d

Read the blog to know more about why this case matters:

Bonaire Climate case: A fight for justice in Dutch court - Greenpeace International

Residents of Bonaire are demanding what should already be guaranteed: protection from the impacts of the worsening climate crisis.

www.greenpeace.org

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 2d

This week, Bonaire stands up to the Dutch government. 📣

Together with Greenpeace Netherlands, the people of Bonaire are demanding real protection from the climate crisis — a right that should already be guaranteed. How the court rules could shape climate accountability worldwide.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 2d

Sign the petition today to help protect the Amazon >> act.gp/3XTSCtT

Respect the Amazon - Greenpeace International

Add your name to demand global leaders #RespectTheAmazon and protect its forests, wildlife and its people.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 2d

The Amazon isn’t just a forest. It’s:

💚 Home to millions of Indigenous Peoples

🦋 Shelter to countless species (yes, even transparent frogs)

🌍 A life source for our entire planet—from the air we breathe to the rains that fall

When we lose the Amazon, we lose a piece of ourselves.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 2d

🌱Every two days, scientists discover a new species in the Amazon rainforest. But deforestation is wiping out many before we even meet them.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 2d

Do you ever feel like celebs share a little too much online? Well, move over Hollywood—there’s a new over sharer in town: a see-through frog of the Amazon🐸✨

📸 Frog Photo by Gilles Gonthier via Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY 2.0)

#RespectTheAmazon

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 2d

More info on this issue here for reference
www.greenpeace.org/usa/overpopu...

Overpopulation and Environmentalism - Greenpeace - Greenpeace

by Dakota Schee and Varsha Nair You may have heard people say, “we wouldn’t be in a climate crisis if we had fewer people on Earth.” The overpopulation narrative is an…

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 2d

If by 'abundance philosophy' you mean that our planet can provide for everyone if limited resources are fairly distributed, we stand by that. When the richest 1% are responsible for 16% of global emissions, it's not too many people that's the problem, it's extreme overconsumption by the very few.

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