Nick Young
@nickofnz.bsky.social
Settler in so-called New Zealand. West Aucklander. Oppose Ford Rangers.
Greenpeace Australia welcomes renewed solar push, urges global leadership away from fossil fuels www.greenpeace.org.au/news/greenpe...
Greenpeace welcomes renewed solar push, urges global leadership away from fossil fuels - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
SYDNEY, Wednesday 5 August 2026 — Greenpeace has welcomed Minister Chris Bowen’s commitment to expanding Australia’s solar discount at his National Press Club address today, a move it says unlocks the...
greenpeace.org.au
PRESS RELEASE: Government poised to ram through reckless demolition of environmental protections www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol
Government poised to ram through reckless demolition of environmental protections - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Parliament is set to vote today on what Greenpeace says is the most reckless demolition of environmental protections in a generation.
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A new legal front is opening up in the effort to hold fossil fuel companies responsible. A French oil company has, for the first time, been ruled responsible not just for its own climate-warming emissions, but for the emissions of its customers. #ClimateLitigation
French climate lawsuit offers a window into the next round of the global legal fight
A court ruling expands the options for corporate accountability efforts against oil companies in France, and it may have repercussions in the US and elsewhere.
theconversation.com
Trillions within reach, yet governments' Global Tax Treaty draft lets the richest climate polluters off the hook #TaxTheRich
Trillions within reach, yet governments’ Global Tax Treaty draft lets the richest climate polluters off the hook - Greenpeace International
Greenpeace International is calling on governments to raise their ambition at the fifth round of negotiations on the Global Tax Treaty. Gaps in the draft text must be addressed so that global tax rule...
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South Korea has registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago. Authorities have warned people to immediately stop all outdoor activities in affected areas. This is what the #ClimateCrisis looks like.
‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature
Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day
theguardian.com
NZ First losing support after racist remarks from Winston Peters. He’s a liability for the country and his own party. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese...
Chinese voters reconsider allegiances after Peters’ ‘racist’ remarks
Members of the country's Chinese community are calling for Foreign Minister Winston Peters to be sacked from Cabinet after telling a Chinese MP to "go back to your own country".
rnz.co.nz
Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming
Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C p...
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Second part: a senior figure in Young New Zealand First has ties to a neo-Nazi group and online accounts that praised Adolf Hitler www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...
NZ First youth leader linked to neo-Nazi network
A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.
thepress.co.nz
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 5d agoPart one of my investigation into a group of young men trying to import “remigration” into New Zealand politics www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
Part one of my investigation into a group of young men trying to import “remigration” into New Zealand politics www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
The young men behind New Zealand’s new far-right movement
An investigation reveals how young Kiwi activists are using global far-right tactics to target local migrant communities.
thepress.co.nz
As this year's northern hemisphere heatwaves and fires show the #climatecrisis deepening, the climate denial becomes ever more virulent. Despite what the bots and oil industry shills say, Europe is suffering an unusual number and ferocity of fires. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires - Carbon Brief
In recent days, prominent climate sceptics and rightwing commentators have shared charts on social media incorrectly implying that Europe is having its “quietest” year for wildfires in 2026.
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The Daily Blog has secretly been taken to court and Martyn Bradbury is facing six months in prison. They are not allowed to reveal who is behind it, how they’re doing it, or why they’re doing it. Seems very strange. #nzpol #slapps
BREAKING FREE SPEECH ISSUE: The Daily Blog has secretly been taken to Court and I’m facing 6months in prison: We can’t tell you who, how, why or what – The Daily Blog
thedailyblog.co.nz
Greenpeace Spain releases documentation of areas burned by the fires in Toledo, Madrid, Ávila, Segovia and Guadalajara es.greenpeace.org/es/sala-de-p...
Greenpeace documenta, con imágenes exclusivas desde el aire, las zonas quemadas por los incendios en Toledo, Madrid, Ávila, Segovia y Guadalajara - ES | Greenpeace España
Se inaugura hoy el mes de agosto y, sin embargo, el presente verano de 2026 ha dejado ya varios hitos para la historia de los incendios forestales en España, tanto por su magnitud y virulencia como po...
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The first technocratic centrist party under MMP was the Māori Party 2008-2017, not Opportunity. It will eventually end the same way for Opportunity as it did the Māori Party. Some interesting historical context if you need: e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
Did the Māori electorates decide the 2017 election? | E-Tangata
“Labour’s Māori MPs live and work in two worlds, relating to Māori voters as Māori, but also as workers, citizens and more. The problem for the Māori Party is it never did the same.” —Morgan Godfery, ...
e-tangata.co.nz
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/st...
Stop the Climate Amendment Bill!
This is important because climate change is the most serious and important issue facing humankind. We have a rapidly closing window of opportunity to prevent catastrophic damage to the natural world ...
our.actionstation.org.nz
March for Nature: Hands off Conservation Land! - www.marchfornature.nz?utm_campaign...
March for Nature: Hands off Conservation Land!
On Saturday 19 September 2026, at 1pm, people from across Aotearoa will come together in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland to stand up for nature and defend conservation land.
marchfornature.nz
You know what doesn’t get shut down when heatwaves and droughts dry up the rivers? Wind and solar.
Press Release | Chevron and ExxonMobil today reported combined profits of more than US$26 billion for the second quarter, closing another bumper earnings season for the world's largest oil and gas corporations as the illegal war on Iran drives up oil prices and the cost of living.
As war on Iran drives monster Q2 profits for Big Oil, communities struggle with extreme weather and soaring costs - Greenpeace International
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Chevron and ExxonMobil today reported combined profits of more than US$26 billion for the second quarter, closing another bumper earnings season for the world’s la...
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As the war on Iran drives monster Q2 profits for Big Oil, communities struggle with extreme weather and soaring costs www.greenpeace.org/internationa... via @greenpeace.org #MakePollutersPay #ClimateCrisis
As war on Iran drives monster Q2 profits for Big Oil, communities struggle with extreme weather and soaring costs - Greenpeace International
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Chevron and ExxonMobil today reported combined profits of more than US$26 billion for the second quarter, closing another bumper earnings season for the world’s la...
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The New Zealand government is rewriting the law, specifically to protect the country’s biggest climate polluters. They are shutting the courtroom doors in the faces of ordinary people by banning the public from ever suing big emitters. #TimeToResist
"Extremely scary findings" show the oil industry's #climatecrisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire conditions. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely
theguardian.com
TOP is DOGE
Dr. Cassandra Mudgway@legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 5d agoTOPs policies about automation and cutting admin at MSD (and elsewhere) is just "let's do AI everywhere". They don't have a clue about risk, about bias, about error rates, about the balck box, about how getting it wrong can lead to people experiencing homelessness, starvation, or death #nzpol
These are the most-read stories on the Greenpeace International website www.greenpeace.org/internationa... #trending #greenpeace
Trending this month - Greenpeace International
Discover the powerful narratives shaping the global movement for environmental justice. Explore Greenpeace’s most-read stories, news, and investigations.
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The New Zealand government is actively rewriting New Zealand's law to block Mike Smith from taking the country's biggest climate polluters to court. It's quite a story👇 www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
We are locked in a legal battle against six of New Zealand’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters - Greenpeace International
The core argument behind my case against Fonterra and others is that if corporations knowingly contribute to dangerous climate harm, then surely there must be some legal mechanism to hold them account...
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Yep. Luxon’s craven lust for power overrides any instinct he may have for principled leadership. #nzpol
You can help protect Te Waikoropupū Springs, the largest cold-water springs in the Southern Hemisphere and have some of the clearest water ever measured on Earth. community.greenpeace.org.nz/petitions/ex...
Be Bold and Expand Kahurangi National Park
You can help protect Te Waikoropupū Springs, the largest cold-water springs in the Southern Hemisphere and have some of the clearest water ever measured on Earth.
community.greenpeace.org.nz
Add your name and pass it on. We must protect our conservation land. action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/aot...
PETITION: Hands off conservation land!
The PM is trying to open the door to selling off conservation land. If the wild places of NZ were mined, logged or sold off, we can’t get them back. Aotearoa is NOT for sale. Sign the petition now.
action.greenpeace.org.nz
I did my PhD on Lihir Island in PNG, which was the world’s largest gold deposit and only mine on an active volcano. Also in the triangle of biodiversity. Also massive human rights / social & environmental impacts on surrounding coral reefs (which I’ve studied). We NEED to protect these places 🙏
Nick Young@nickofnz.bsky.social · 6d ago5 things you need to know about ‘The Last Paradise on Earth’ before it's too late www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
5 things you need to know about ‘The Last Paradise on Earth’ before it's too late www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
5 things you need to know about ‘The Last Paradise on Earth’ before it’s too late - Greenpeace International
For years, Raja Ampat has been celebrated as a rare conservation success story. Today, however, this globally important ecosystem is facing growing pressure from extractive industries.
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Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling for citizens assembly to reform New Zealand's electoral finance laws. "Our democracy is facing an unprecedented onslaught of political party donations, which have increased five-fold compared to two electoral cycles ago,” says @russelnorman.bsky.social #nzpol
Greenpeace calls for citizens assembly to reform electoral finance laws - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace is calling on all political parties to support a citizens assembly to reform electoral finance laws in light of the alarming flood of political donations threatening to drown democracy in N...
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