The environmental NGO Greenpeace was created 50 years ago, on September 15, 1971. But as its manager points out, “there is not much to celebrate at the moment: we are in a climate emergency ”.
Greenpeace is 50 years old, but half a century after its creation, the environmental NGO is worried and resolute.
From his modest seat in an office building in Amsterdam, the traces of his first battles against nuclear power, the Rainbow Warrior attack in 1985 by the French secret services, are there to bear witness to a past rich in fighting.
Jennifer Morgan is the Executive Director of Greenpeace International.
“I think it’s a time to reflect on the past, and all the work we’ve done with our allies. But there isn’t much to celebrate right now. We are in a climate emergency. The loss of biodiversity is accelerating. And so, in a way, whatever we have done in these 50 years, we have to deploy to create absolutely radical and profound change. Hurry up. “
And when asked what she would like in the future for Greenpeace, her answer is radical.
“Well I guess the goal would be for Greenpeace to no longer exist! You know, I think Greenpeace is here to try to make Earth a safer place and to build this world with others. “
Jennifer Morgan claims that the idealism that presided over the founding of Greenpeace in 1971 is more necessary than ever. Still as pacifist, less radical despite punctual punching actions and increasingly cooperative with other environmental groups, Greenpeace is now focusing on COP26 in Scotland in October.
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