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Fake blood stains a giant white fabric backdrop attached to an offshore platform in a calm ocean.

Activism

Anish Kapoor protest art at Shell’s North Sea platform: what you need to know

Greenpeace activists installed a haunting new artwork created by legendary artist, Anish Kapoor onto an active Shell platform in the remote North Sea. What happened? The artwork, called BUTCHERED, shows…

by Greenpeace UK August 14, 2025

Nature and wildlife

Arctic Fox facts: 8 fascinating things to know

Learn fascinating arctic fox facts and about their amazing adaptations that help them survive in one of the coldest places on the planet.

by Greenpeace UK July 16, 2025

Activism

One year of Labour: what has Keir Starmer’s government achieved so far?

A first-year report card for the UK government.

by Greenpeace UK July 3, 2025

Climate change

5 must-read climate and nature writers to discover

Meet the authors using fiction, memoir and activism to bring the climate crisis to life and inspire change.

by Greenpeace UK June 25, 2025

A huge heap of waste can be seen in the foreground with a tiny person standing in the background on top.

Climate change

Meet the unexpected villains of the plastic pollution crisis

A strong Global Plastics Treaty could change everything. But the people blocking progress aren’t who you’d expect.

by Greenpeace UK May 30, 2025

Detail from an oil platform, showing tangled pipework and painted metal panels

Plastic

What is plastic made of? The fossil fuel link explained

Plastic is made from fossil fuels like oil and natural gas. This process drives pollution and climate change—from drilling and fracking to refining and incineration. Here's how plastic is made,…

by Greenpeace UK May 30, 2025

Climate change

Geoengineering: why dimming the sun isn’t a bright idea

Geoengineering is a dangerous distraction from real climate action. Here's why we should focus on the solutions we know can work.

by Greenpeace UK May 7, 2025

Water splashes in the foreground as a large ship sails along the sea in the background

Climate change

Greenpeace is under attack from Big Oil giant Energy Transfer. But we won’t be silenced.

An American oil company is suing Greenpeace organisations in the US and Greenpeace International for a whopping $300 million. Together we can defy Big Oil's bullying.

by Greenpeace UK March 17, 2025

Edina Ifticene in a crowd with her hands raised and a smile on her face.

Activism

Meet the Greenpeace women campaigning to end the age of fossil fuels

Meet some of the women working to stop climate wrecking fossil fuel extraction and build a better world.

by Greenpeace UK March 11, 2025

Activism

Why Greenpeace activists made a smash at Shell’s HQ

Greenpeace activists staged a protest calling for climate justice – here's what you need to know.

by Maja Darlington February 12, 2025