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NEW BOOK OUT: The Power of Nuclear
‘The suspicion of nuclear power is deeply rooted’ A conversation with environmental journalist Marco Visscher on his new book, The Power...

WePlanet
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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Dear Greenpeace: One year on and we can’t wait anymore!
Today, we mark the one-year anniversary of the “Dear Greenpeace” campaign—a rallying cry from young people demanding an honest, science-base

WePlanet
Aug 28, 20243 min read
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Cultivated Meat in the EU: why banning it is a mistake
The potential of cultivated meat and the controversial bans threatening its future in Europe.

WePlanet
May 23, 20243 min read
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Historic Nuclear Energy Summit
Young climate activists rally as world leaders gathered in Brussels for an historic nuclear energy summit.

WePlanet
Mar 22, 20243 min read
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Simple Switch, Big Impact: Why You Should Stop Using Charcoal
WePlanet Africa team discuss how switching from charcoal for cooking can protect Africa's forests, people and our climate.

WePlanet
Mar 21, 20243 min read
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Nature protection in Poland is on the verge of a positive revolution
Nature protection in Poland is on the verge of a positive revolution - and one of WePlanet's founding organizations, FOTA4Climate, is...

WePlanet
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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Two years on from Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Another bloody milestone, two years since Vladimir Putin launched the brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine and brought war once again to Eu

WePlanet
Feb 23, 20242 min read
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Money can buy us happiness after all
Forget all the fuss about an epidemic of depression in affluent countries. Look at the data. A modern world is a happier world. By Hidde...

Rob De Schutter
Feb 8, 202410 min read
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Science Wins! MEPs vote in support of NGTs
We won! After three epic years of campaigning, today our movement persuaded 100s of members of the European Parliament to back proposals...

WePlanet
Feb 7, 20242 min read
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“Give genes a chance!” Over 1,000 scientists in 14 countries hold historic demonstrations in support of gene editing
Europe, Tuesday 6th Feb. Over 1,000 scientists in 14 European nations have held unprecedented demonstrations across the continent urging...

WePlanet
Feb 6, 20243 min read
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A Community Win: European Union Commits €50 Million to Boost Alternative Proteins
Our “Fund future food” campaign calling on the European Commission to start investing in the rapidly expanding alternative protein sector ha

WePlanet
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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ENVI Committee back NGTs in historic vote
WePlanet statement on the NGT vote in the European Parliament, 24 January 2024 Today's 47 to 31 vote in the environment committee of the...

WePlanet
Jan 24, 20242 min read
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Will the European Parliament give genes a chance?
By Mark Lynas Only a few hours remain before a crucial vote in the European Parliament, where the environment committee will decide...

WePlanet
Jan 23, 20243 min read
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‘Progress? It’s in our genes!’ 35 Nobel laureates implore MEPs to support new genomic techniques
An open letter signed by 35 Nobel laureates and more than 1,000 European scientists has been sent to Members of the European Parliament...

Rob De Schutter
Jan 19, 20242 min read
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We've become WePlanet
New name, same great movement. RePlanet rebrands to WePlanet. When we launched our organisation two years ago, we had no idea we would...

WePlanet
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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Youth vs Greenpeace: Historic climate trial deciding future of nuclear power in Europe to go ahead
*** Breaking news from our Dear Greenpeace campaigners *** A Swedish teenager and her supporters have been granted a historic hearing at...

Rob De Schutter
Dec 19, 20233 min read
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‘Modern genetic techniques offer many prospects for agroecology’: Q&A with Urs Niggli
For years, as director of the Swiss Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Urs Niggli fought against the genetic...

Rob De Schutter
Dec 18, 20236 min read
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Why I presented the World Bank with a piece of charcoal
If you prepare a meal in Africa, you will probably need to burn charcoal. This results in disease, deaths and deforestation. WePlanet...

Rob De Schutter
Dec 6, 20233 min read
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WePlanet Africa leads tree planting effort in Bungoma
On Kenya’s National Tree Growing Day, our members from WePlanet Africa came together to plant hundreds of trees. WePlanet Africa, a...

Rob De Schutter
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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‘Degrowing the global economy will require accepting nuclear power’
An ardent anti-capitalist advocate of degrowth makes a passionate case for using the energy source that’s often hated by his allies. In...

Rob De Schutter
Oct 27, 20239 min read
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