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Burning fossil fuels for energy, transport and industry releases greenhouse gases, which cause global warming. Things like farming, cutting down forests and overfishing are making it worse. There is no doubt that human activities are causing climate change, which means we are also able to stop it.

Meat and dairy products have been a source of food for millennia. But modern industrial farming practices and the sheer number of animals involved is causing huge environmental damage, squeezing out wild animals and accelerating climate change.

Biodiversity is one of the most important ideas for anyone who cares about the natural world. Let's explore what it means, and why it matters for all of us.

  You can read the executive summary of this report below, or download the pdf to see the full version with footnotes. High stakes: how industrial meat is taking us to the tipping point The global system of industrial agriculture fuels the climate emergency and destroys biodiversity.

A giant, virtual, female pig has appeared on top of Barclays’ Canary Wharf HQ, two Tesco stores in London and Liverpool, DEFRA and other locations [1] in a new augmented reality app created by artists to expose companies and the government’s links to industrial meat. Download images…

Plant-based food has hit the mainstream, with major fast food companies like Burger King and KFC releasing vegan versions of their beef or chicken classics. But is this the end of beefburgers and buckets of chicken? Or is it just hype?

Net zero is the term used to describe reducing emissions to effectively zero, in order to tackle climate change.

Vital forests are being destroyed for the meat and dairy in Tesco’s supply chain. Here are five ways you can challenge Tesco to tell the truth about deforestation.

Commenting on Defra’s proposals for new legislation to curb deforestation and clean up the UK’s food supply chains, Elena Polisano, forests campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said:  “Defra’s proposals to make it ‘illegal for larger businesses to use products unless they comply with local laws to protect natural areas’…

Now that the dust has settled on COP26, we take a look at some of the major announcements around the world’s forests, and whether or not countries can deliver on their deforestation pledges.

Ready to make some new year's resolutions? Making better choices and breaking bad habits is especially important for environmentalists in 2020 – the first year of the last decade for taking serious action on climate change. Here are 5 ideas to kickstart your greenest decade yet.

Climate change, or global warming, is causing extreme weather and sea level rise putting hundreds of millions of people’s lives at risk. But it also presents an opportunity to change the way we live for the better.

The world’s largest wetland, the Brazilian Pantanal, was ravaged by fires in 2020. A Greenpeace report reveals that UK supermarkets, including Tesco, and fast food companies are funding the destruction.

Area five times the size of New York City cleared in the first half of 2022  

Step onto a British beach and you might notice a warning sign saying there's sewage in the water. After years of deregulation and budget cuts for environmental agencies, our waters are at crisis point. But sewage is just one part of a much bigger problem.