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People

As Conservatives slam net zero at conference, data shows 68% of their seats contain properties facing subsidence risk

While the shadow housing secretary Katie Lam claims to be able to save £50,000 from the cost of a new house by cutting "ideological net zero regulations", more than two-thirds…

by Graham Thompson October 7, 2026

An otter swimming through dark water. Just its face is visible above the surface.

Nature and wildlife

Toxic ‘forever chemical’ linked to reproductive harm found in almost all rivers and groundwater tested in England

A highly persistent ‘forever chemical’ linked to reproductive harm has been found in virtually all rivers and groundwater tested in England. This is according to Environment Agency data obtained through…

by Alison Kirkman October 7, 2026

Renewable energy

Greenpeace threatens legal action against Crown Estate over ‘extortionate’ fees for offshore wind farm in Irish Sea

Greenpeace UK has today written to the Crown Estate threatening legal action over the way it leases plots on the seabed to offshore wind developers. The environmental group said the…

by Kai Tabacek October 1, 2026

The Green Room

Jackdaw and Rosebank – how did we get here?

In this article from the Green Room, Areeba explains the situation with the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields in the North Sea -how we got here and the decision we're waiting for.

by Areeba Hamid September 18, 2026

The Green Room

Politics, pressure and what comes next

In this article from the Green Room, Areeba shares thoughts on the last week - including nature and energy in focus and reasons to keep pushing.

by Areeba Hamid September 11, 2026

Oil and gas

Tice speech interrupted by Greenpeace banner

Stills and footage available here. Deputy Leader Richard Tice’s speech to the Reform UK party conference in Birmingham was disrupted by an automated banner rising from the stage. Greenpeace unfurled…

by Greenpeace UK Press Office September 4, 2026

An artwork in white paint on the ashes of a recent wildfire in Conwy, North Wales. The piece reads

Oil and gas

Activists paint giant climate warning to Burnham on mountainside scorched by wildfires

Greenpeace has delivered a powerful message to Andy Burnham in a land artwork on the site of an extinguished wildfire in North Wales, urging the new PM to take serious…

by Molly Robson August 17, 2026

Climate change

Watering down EV policy “wrong turn” for drivers, economy and climate

Commenting on the government consultation on changing the ZEV mandate published today, Greenpeace UK’s head of politics Ami McCarthy (they/them) said: “Any watering down of this policy would be a…

by Stefano Gelmini August 14, 2026

A farmer in the US prepares to spread fertiliser. US purchases of Russian urea reached record highs in March and April as prices soared. Photo: Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public via Getty Images

Nature and wildlife

Iran war boosted Russian fertiliser revenues by over £5m a day

Russian fertiliser companies gained an estimated £500m in additional revenues during the first three months of the US-Israel-Iran war as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent global prices…

by Alison Kirkman August 5, 2026

Oil and gas

Shell pockets equivalent of an average UK annual salary ‘every 37 seconds’ as Greenpeace targets oil giant over ‘shameful’ Q2 profits

Greenpeace activists deployed an electric advertising van across central London this morning to coincide with Shell's colossal second-quarter earnings announcement. The stunt highlights what the organisation described as the "obscene"…

by Molly Robson July 30, 2026