What we learned the last time we tried to save the planet

Greenpeace doesn’t need to invent new technology to save us from climate change. Alternatives to oil, gas, and coal already exist. Wind and solar energy are cheaper and more scalable than they’ve ever been.
Schoolchildren take to Parliament Hill in May to demand political action on climate change.
As eco-anxiety rises in response to the growing evidence that climate change is hitting us here and now, let's take a moment to celebrate a disaster avoided.  Thirty years ago, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete t...

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