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Activists stand in front of Tower Bridge with a banner saying we will not be silenced.

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

Air travel

Three myths about Heathrow’s third runway and the climate problem

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is suggesting airport expansion, including a possible third runway at Heathrow, as a way to boost economic growth in the UK. This article is not going…

by Doug Parr January 28, 2025

Aerial view of a boat sailing along a line where the brown water of a river and the green water of the ocean meet.

Activism

Turning the tide: wins for the planet in 2024 – and the road ahead

Earth on the line: a world on fire; a world at war; and a world going under. But a world that turns - and turns around.

by Gurvinder Uppal December 18, 2024

Activists hang a banner reading 'Stop drilling start paying' from the flaring rig of an oil platform, high above a port city.

Activism

Breaking: Shell backs down in its lawsuit against Greenpeace

We showed Shell that their bully tactics won’t intimidate us – and now they’ve backed down and settled out of court.

by Greenpeace UK December 10, 2024

Activists in a sit-down protest with signs calling for better climate finance and loss and damage funding.

Climate change

COP29: another climate conference of broken promises and lofty rhetoric

This is a guest article from Environmental educator and grassroots organizer Darren Namatovu. Guest authors work with us to share their personal experiences and perspectives, but views in guest articles…

by Darren Namatovu November 29, 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

Two oil or gas platforms in the sea. One is further away and wreathed with mist.

Climate change

Why two major oil and gas projects are falling apart – and what comes next

The proposed Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields have suffered a big setback after the government decided not to defend them against a legal challenge. Here’s what you need…

by Jack Bullett September 4, 2024

People on a march hold a giant banner that says we are climate voters

Climate change

Project Climate Vote: how the UK’s climate majority found its voice

As the 2024 election approached and climate disasters piled up, over 200,000 Climate Voters worked together to push climate and nature up the agenda. Here’s how it all happened.

by Mal Chadwick July 11, 2024