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Greenpeace exists because thisfragile earth deserves a voice.It needs solutions. It needs change.It needs action.
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Climate change is the single great-est threat to our common future.Already, we are witnessing its dev-astating impacts. There is no longerany debate that these impacts aremainly caused by the destructiveways in which we produce and con-sume energy.
In the last two years alone we haveseen the worst storm season onrecord in the US (2005), a swelteringEuropean heat wave which broughtdrought, earlier fruit harvests anddamaged crop harvests (2006), partsof China suffering their most severedrought in over 50 years (2006) andmore frequent, stronger typhoonsbringing record heavy rainfall andflooding to Southern China’s Fujianand Guangdong Provinces (2006).
If we are to keep global meantemperature rise below 2°C andavert the worst impacts, we neednothing short of an Energy Revolu-tion — a complete rethink aboutthe way we produce, consume anddistribute energy.
energy and energy efficiency but noplans at present to cut emissionsfrom the main greenhouse gas, car-bon dioxide (CO2). However, nei-ther does Hong Kong, which alsolags behind the Mainland as it hasno renewable energy target. Why isit that ‘Asia’s World City’, with itsfinance and business expertise andworld-class infrastructure, has nocoherent plans to tackle the great-est threat to our planet today?
The answer? Complicity be-tween HK SAR government and ourlargest emitters of CO2, the powercompanies, one of which, CLP, isone of Asia’s largest polluters asthey still invest hugely in climatedestroying coal plants across theregion, including China.
Over the coming months, wewill be spreading the “ClimateTruth” about the impacts of climatechange that Hong Kong is experi-encing NOW. We will be invitingHong Kong citizens to join us in anurgent call to our government and
Our three-month Mediterraneantour with the Rainbow Warrior andEsperanza ended back where westarted, in Spain, highlighting thedesperate state of bluefin tunastocks. During the tour that startedwith the launch of the Greenpeacetuna report in Barcelona, we'veconfirmed our worst fears aboutthe threats facing the Mediterra-nean Sea. Bluefin tuna are beingplundered, illegal driftnets knownas “walls of death” continue to beused despite their prohibition andthe rampant overdevelopment ofthe Mediterranean coastline isdestroying coastal ecosystems.
However, we also showed with ourproposal for a network of marinereserves for the Mediterranean,that there is still hope. From divingto document the beauty below thesurface, confiscating i l legaldriftnets, rescuing sailors fromsinking boats to being blockaded byfishermen in Marseille, it was cer-tainly a memorable tour.
31 days, eight different places,ten marine reserves, 67 fishingboats in the f lot i l la againstLafayette Mine, one whaleshark,more than 250,000 litres of oil spill-ing from a sunken tanker off thePhilippines, have been a stakkato of
events for the Esperanza. We wit-nessed all life in the ocean betweendisaster in Guimaras and paradisein Apo Island. We were welcomedby the local population with flowergarlands, songs, dance, poems —and were shouted and spat at by thestaff of Lafayette Mine. TheEsperanza moved the Philippinesand the Philippines moved us.
Become an Ocean Defender:Help us create a global network
of marine reserves by becoming anOcean Defender today!
http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/ocean-defenders
Oil is harmful to the environmentevery step of the way. It leaks frompipelines, spills from ships, createssmog in our cities, and is heating upour planet. Marine ecosystems al-ready stressed by over fishing anddestructive fishing practices, toxicpollution and climate change havetaken several recent hits from oilspills in the Indian Ocean, Lebanonand the Philippines.
In the Philippines’ worst ever oilspill the Sirius I tanker sank in deepwaters off Guimares, making recov-ery unlikely and the ship an eco-logical time bomb with an addi-tional 1.8 million litres (475,000gallons) of bunker fuel on board.Roughly 320 km (200 miles) of coastline is covered in thick sludge andmiles of coral reef and mangroveforest have been destroyed and1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) of ma-rine reserve badly damaged.
Lebanon: The pollution is esti-mated to extend at least 150km
Philippines, Indian Oceanand Lebanon
Defending Our Oceans
the power companies to kick-startthe Energy Revolution.
To begin with, we want CLP toset concrete CO2 emissions targetsand the HK SAR government to en-sure that they are met, setting stiffpenalties if they are not.
Climate change affects you! Aswell as limiting your own energyuse, you can call on CLP and thegovernment to take urgent action.
Former US Vice President AlGore’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ isin HK cinemas from October 5th —don’t miss it, help us spread theClimate Truth.
Take partin the EnergyRevolution
The Kyoto treaty was a start, asit enshrined into international lawthe greenhouse gas emission tar-gets that need to be met. Now realaction is needed. The window foraction is very short. What we do inthe next 10-15 years will be critical.An Energy Revolution — engaging
governments, the business, financeand manufacturing sectors, civilsociety and individuals on a globalscale — is imperative.
This part of the world has seensome action to address the causesof climate change. China has am-bitious targets for renewable
(90 miles) off shore, and the oil hashit a 150km stretch of coastline ex-tending even into Syria. A toxic car-pet of heavy fuel oil up to 10 cmthick is suffocating the sea off theLebanese coast.
More:http://www.greenpeace.org/in-
ternational/news/recent-oil-spills
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ParadiseLosing
CooldownHongKong
Dell promisesgreener computers
"Rice is Life" Photo Exhibition23rd-29th Oct at the State-of-The Art Gallery in Central
The Paradise Forests stretchfrom Indonesia, throughPapua New Guinea and on tothe Solomon Islands in thePacific. They support tens ofthousands of plant andanimal species and myriadpeoples and cultures. But,these unique, irreplaceableforests are disappearing at analarming rate due to rampantillegal logging and coulddisappear within a decade.Greenpeace China works toprotect the Paradise Foreststhrough market work,lobbying, investigationand by taking action.
To promote awareness of whatwe may soon lose, and to raisefunds for our work tocontinue, we are producingChopsticks from ParadiseForest eco-timber and will beoffering them for sale to thepublic on 18, 19, 25, 26November 2006. Check ourwebsite for further details.Sustainable chopsticks,sustainable future.
We need volunteers to helpwith the Chopsticks sales.Want to help reclaim Paradise?call Karen Chan at 2854 8336.
