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Renewable energy

Carollers, Ents and a coalition of green groups protest subsidies for burning ‘Christmas’ trees

Ghosts of Biomass Past return to haunt DESNZ Pictures are available here, video of the protest will be available this afternoon. Monday 2nd December, 2024. London. This morning at…

by Graham Thompson December 2, 2024

The words Norway, Stop Deep Sea Mining! Greenpeace are projected on a rock in the evening. Lights can be seen in the foreground.

Deep sea mining

Arctic deep sea mining plans stopped in Norway

Oslo, Norway, 1 December – After more than a year of massive pressure from activists, scientists and the international community, the Norwegian government has agreed to stop the first licensing round…

by Alexandra Sedgwick December 2, 2024

Climate change

10 reasons to stop subsidising Drax power station

Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire was once the UK’s largest coal-fired power plant. Starting in 2003, it was gradually converted to run on biomass, and it now burns…

by Paul Morozzo November 27, 2024

Activism

Following COP29, this is the international climate gathering of 2024 to know about

Learn about Greenpeace's Community Gathering for Climate Justice, 25–29 November 2024

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson November 22, 2024

Plastic

Oil and chemical giants behind ‘end plastic waste’ initiative produced 1,000 times more plastic than it cleaned up

Investigation case study images: https://media.greenpeace.org/Detail/27MZIFJV2V1E8 Wednesday, 20th November – Five petrochemical giants behind the Alliance to End Plastic Waste have produced 1,000 times more plastic than the initiative’s scheme…

by Greenpeace UK Press Office November 20, 2024

Ears of wheat blowing in the breeze against a sunny blue sky.

Activism

Farmers’ protest – Greenpeace comment

Commenting on today’s farmers’ protest at Westminster, Greenpeace UK’s Head of Politics, Ami McCarthy, said: “Farmers have a vital job to do in growing good-quality food and looking after the countryside,…

by Stefano Gelmini November 19, 2024

Climate change

REPORT: Taxing Big Oil would grow UN climate loss & damage fund twentyfold, analysis finds

A press conference about this report will be held at COP29 on 18 Nov 2024, 16:00 – 16:30 Baku time at the Press Conference Room Natavan, Blue Zone. For more…

by Joe Evans November 18, 2024

Climate activists hold banners outside Scottish Court of Session before Rosebank and Jackdaw judicial review hearing

Climate change

Oil giants and campaigners in court in first test for North Sea oil and gas since landmark ruling

Shell and Equinor to concede permits are unlawful but argue they should be allowed to continue A crucial judicial review into Rosebank and Jackdaw is set to begin in the…

by Florri Burton November 12, 2024

Lifted by green balloons, a red banner floats in front of a giant realistic model globe reading 'Not for sale'.

Climate change

COP29: Greenpeace briefing

COP29 takes place from Monday 11th to Friday 22nd of November in Baku, Azerbaijan. What to watch out for at COP29 A new climate finance package, plans to make polluters…

by Stefano Gelmini November 8, 2024

Greenpeace campaigner stands in a waste dump in Turkey, holding up a crisp packet from the UK

Plastic

“We can no longer bear this load” UK waste exports to Turkey on the rise again

New analysis of data by Greenpeace Türkiye has shown a 60% increase in UK waste exports to Turkey between 2022 and 2023 as recent declines in the amount sent to…

by Greenpeace UK Press Office November 5, 2024