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The words 'Peace now' in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag, projected onto Tower Bridge at night

Climate change

Getting off gas will restrict Putin’s wars and reduce energy bills

Our dependence on gas is helping to fund the war in Ukraine, as well as driving up energy bills and fueling the climate crisis. Getting off gas is the answer,…

by Philip Evans March 9, 2022

Fisher David Downey catching fish on his boat.

Fishing

Watch: how UK fishermen were sold out by Brexit

Greenpeace's new film, High & Dry, follows the Operation Ocean Witness crew as they observe the impact of industrial fishing on the UK's so-called ‘protected’ marine environments.

by Daryoush Haj-Najafi March 3, 2022

The Ukrainian blue-and-yellow flag, backlight by the sun against a blue sky with a few clouds

Peace

How to help people affected by the Ukraine war

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has been condemned around the world, and people throughout the country are at risk. Here's how you can help.

by Jamie Woolley March 3, 2022

Two men carry small children through chest-deep flood water.

Climate change

5 things you need to know about the new IPCC report

The latest assessment from global climate scientists has been released, and the top lines are that the effects of the climate crisis are coming harder and faster than expected. Here…

by Kaisa Kosonen February 28, 2022

Climate change

Will increasing UK oil and gas production reduce energy bills?

As energy bills go up and up, there have been suggestions that increasing the flow of oil and gas from the North Sea will help to combat spiralling bills. But…

by Jamie Woolley February 16, 2022

Madame Kokoly underwater. Lying close to the rocky seabed, she holds the point of a stick or spear into a crevice in the rock. Small tentacles can be seen curling around the stick.

Oceans

“Now, nothing is normal” – six ocean experts share their hopes, fears and solutions for our blue planet.

To understand what’s happening to the seas, we asked the people who know them best. Their stories might just change the way you see our oceans.

by Greenpeace UK January 31, 2022

Wide-angle view of a lush temperate forest in full leaf. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy and plays on the dark forest floor.

Forests

5 amazing plant facts we learned from David Attenborough

The Green Planet, David Attenborough’s latest natural history epic, reveals some astonishing secrets from the plant world. Here are the top moments that blew our minds.

by Jamie Woolley January 31, 2022