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Activism

Artists guerrilla-plant giant living artwork at Tesco site to defy the industrial food industry

An allotment-sized living artwork called The Waiting List was guerrilla-planted by volunteers at a disused Tesco-owned site in Litherland, just north of Liverpool, this…

by Alison Kirkman October 12, 2023

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Activism

Giant living artwork unfurled at Westminster as waiting lists for allotments double in a decade

A 30-metre-long living artwork made of seed paper was unfurled and displayed at Westminster this morning by artists and allotmenteers. They are urging the…

by Alison Kirkman October 11, 2023

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Climate change

Rishi Sunak’s Alan Partridge moment an attempt to drive public to distraction

Commenting on the transport announcements from both the prime minister and the transport secretary over the weekend and in today’s speech, Greenpeace UK’s policy director Dr Doug Parr said: “Talking…

by Stefano Gelmini October 2, 2023

Photo montage of Rishi Sunak in front of a weather map showing extreme heat in southern Europe.

Climate change

Rosebank shows oil giants are the real winners from Sunak’s climate rollbacks

Behind the dust kicked up by the prime minister’s speech lies a much uglier reality - the government has given up on fixing the country’s problems and is pandering to…

by Stefano Gelmini September 28, 2023

Climbers cover Rishi Sunak’s mansion in sheets of oil-black fabric and hold a banner saying no new oil

Oil and gas

Rosebank oil and gas field approved: “Handouts to corporations at the expense of the rest of us” – Greenpeace comment

UK government grants Equinor's permit to open up UK's biggest untapped field

by Phil Richards September 27, 2023

Climate change

Conservatives risk losing seats in Blue Wall and key marginals over climate rowbacks, new poll shows

Concerns over climate and nature are higher than the national average in the Blue Wall and scores of marginal seats, a major new survey of 20,000 people shows.

by Phil Richards September 22, 2023

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Activism

A vote for the climate is a vote to fix everything that’s wrong with the UK – here’s why

Political leaders are planning their pledges ahead of the next election. Here's how electing those bold enough to take strong action on climate would solve many of the UK’s most…

by Greenpeace UK September 21, 2023

Climate change

Rishi Sunak is playing politics with the climate – Greenpeace comment

Greenpeace's response to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s remarks about weakening green policies.

by Kai Tabacek September 20, 2023

Oceans

We won a Global Ocean Treaty – now it’s time to make it count.

This major victory unlocked a whole world of ocean protection potential. It's up to us to make it a reality.

by Greenpeace UK September 14, 2023

Lifeless sea creatures like sharks and tuna hanging from hooks in the ocean - a scene from an animation Greenpeace commissioned.

Deep sea mining

Shocking extent of threats to ocean health revealed in new Greenpeace report

Threats to the world's oceans are multiplying, according to a new report, which shows a steep rise in fishing on the high seas. Ratifying the Global Oceans Treaty has never…

by Kai Tabacek September 14, 2023