Ngo - activities

Affair of the Century trial: State liable for climate inaction

Two years ago, several NGOs met to launch “The Affair of the Century”. This petition – that claimed for a plea against the State for climate inaction ultimately garnered 2 million signatures. At the end of the trials, the State is found liable for wrongdoing in the fight against global warming. The administrative court condemned the State to pay a symbolic fine of one euro to petitioning associations.

Global warming: the French government has three months to prove they are fulfilling their commitments

The State Council gave three months to the French government to prove they were fulfilling their commitments to fight against global warming. A necessary intervention after the city of Grande-Synthe, along with other cities and NGOs, referred to the authority.

Notre-Dame: a Greenpeace banner serves as a wake-up call for the government on the climate

Earlier this Thursday July 9, Greenpeace activists have hung a huge banner with a strong message: “Climat: aux actes!” (Climate: to actions!) aiming at pushing the government to act in favor of the protection of the environment. It is on the crane of the Notre-Dame de Paris worksite, 80 meters (262.46ft) above the ground that the message has been displayed in the Parisian sky.

Coronavirus: several NGOs warns against “vaccine nationalism”

As the race against the novel coronavirus still goes on, 13 NGO leaders warn against “vaccine nationalism”. This Sunday June 28, they launch a call in the Journal du Dimanche so that the upcoming vaccine be accessible to everyone across the world.

Factory farming: Greenpeace condemns the too large number of factory farms in France

This Wednesday July 24, Greenpeace releases a new investigation about the state of factory farming in France. On its latest map, the NGO reports 3,300 farms, most of them being set in South-West France.