Blogposts tagged 'South Africa'

Politicians listen to the polluters at UN climate talks

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 12 December 2011 at 2:17pm - 2 Comments

Despite the rallying calls that filled the hallways of the conference centre in Durban on Saturday, polluters have won this round of talks with politicians making little progress on a global deal to tackle climate change.

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Durban: doom and gloom or the sunny uplands of a new dawn?

Posted by bens - 28 November 2011 at 3:30pm - 2 Comments

Activists raise a wind turbine on the beach in Durban

Greenpeace and Tcktcktck volunteers raise a wind turbine on the beach at dawn in Durban

Well here we are again, several thousand people gathering in a conference centre to talk about climate change and, supposedly, work towards a deal to actually do something about it. There are good guys and bad guys: campaigners say a deal is possible while journalists sound pessimistic. We’ve been here before, right? Yes, but Durban really is important and maybe, just maybe, this time it’s a little bit different.

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Launching Greenpeace Africa

Posted by bex - 14 November 2008 at 5:28pm - 0 Comments

"While the environmental threats facing Africans are urgent and critical, Africa is in a position to leapfrog dirty development and become a leader in helping to avert catastrophic climate change and protect the natural environment. We are here to help make that happen."

Amadou Kanoute, Executive Director of Greenpeace Africa.

Greenpeace Africa is here! Marking a whole new era for Greenpeace, we opened our first African office yesterday, in Johannesburg. In the coming weeks, we'll be opening two more - one in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the other in Senegal.