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Climate change

Fashion waste from Nike, Clarks and other top brands’ suppliers burnt in toxic kilns employing modern-day slaves in Cambodia

Greenpeace urges firms to crack down on “sickening” practice

by Stefano Gelmini August 8, 2022

At the top of a metal gantry, a bright flame gives off black smoke, blowing horizontally across a deep orange sunset sky.

Climate change

The government approved a destructive new gas field. We’re taking them to court!

Jackdaw, a new gas field in the North Sea, got the go ahead this year. Now, we’re taking the government to court because they approved Jackdaw without checking the full…

by Miranda Barrie August 2, 2022

Areeba and Will sitting together on a bench outside, with dense foliage in the background

People

Greenpeace UK appoints joint Executive Directors

Greenpeace UK has appointed Areeba Hamid and Will McCallum as its new joint Executive Directors. This is the first time in the decades-long history of the…

by Alison Kirkman August 1, 2022

Steam bellows from a large chimney in an industrial waste site

Air pollution

Why burning plastic won’t solve the plastic crisis

Nearly half our plastic waste gets burned. But doing so is costing us our health and our planet. Find out what incineration is and why it cannot be a solution…

by Maja Darlington, Shlomo Dowen, Josh Dowen July 28, 2022

Oceans

Greenpeace seize 30 kilometres of industrial fishing gear in North Atlantic

North Atlantic, 28 July 2022 - Activists on board the Arctic Sunrise have confiscated fishing gear from two European industrial longline fishing vessels in the North Atlantic [1]. One was…

by James Hanson July 28, 2022

An illuminated red and yellow Shell sign at night

Climate change

Greenpeace takes government to court over Jackdaw gas field

Campaigners claim ignoring emissions is unlawful

by Emily Black July 26, 2022

Black people wade along a flooded city street, knee-deep in dirty water and surrounded by debris. In the foreground, one person carries a large piece of corrugated metal on her head.

Environmental justice

Why we can’t tackle the environmental emergency without tackling racism

The legacy of colonialism has ensured racism and the environmental emergency are inextricably linked. A new report by the Runnymede Trust and Greenpeace explores the impact of this discrimination and…

by Mya-Rose Craig July 21, 2022

Person holding a sign that reads “Climate justice now”. There are broken palm trees behind them and debris covering the floor they stand on.

Activism

Your guide to environmental justice language

Whether you’re new to environmental justice, or just want to learn more, these are the key terms and ideas to know.

by Grace Almond July 20, 2022

Boris Johnson gives opening speech at COP26 Summit

Air pollution

The verdict on Boris Johnson’s green track record – and what he should do next

After three chaotic years in office, Boris Johnson has just a few weeks left as prime minister. Let’s run through his best and worst green decisions, and the things he…

by Mal Chadwick July 15, 2022

Cover of the hooked on sharks report showing a dead shark being pulled out of the ocean up the side of a ship.

Oceans

EU fleets fishing shark nursery grounds in North Atlantic, Greenpeace report reveals

London, 14 July 2022 - A Greenpeace report, released today for Shark Awareness Day, reveals that EU fishing fleets from Spain and Portugal are consistently fishing in shark nursery grounds…

by James Hanson July 14, 2022