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Photo montage shows a heat pump owner smiling and giving the thumbs-up in front of his heat pump, and a white cat sleeping on top of a domestic radiator

Climate change

Heat pump facts: what you need to know about the future of home heating

Ultra-efficient heat pumps can help heat our homes without warming the climate. Read on to learn how they work - and why you may have already bought your last gas…

by Caroline Jones October 27, 2021

Patrick Aryee with a monkey sitting on his shoulder pulling his ear. He's closing one eye and laughing and looking towards the camera

Environmental justice

Meet six incredible Black trailblazers working in green industries

This Black History Month, we’re telling the stories of Black people across the UK working in a variety of green jobs.

by Aiyan Maharasingam October 22, 2021

Climate change

Why Boris Johnson should strengthen the UK Environment Bill

The UK Environment Bill could become a strong law that helps protect nature – including forests, water and air quality and the climate – both at home and abroad. But…

by Miranda Barrie, Rebecca Newsom October 15, 2021

Climate change

Greenpeace Reaction to Government’s Boiler Ban – Good but not good enough

In reaction to news reports about the Prime Minister’s plan to phase out gas boilers by 2035 and provide £5000 grants for households to install heat pumps, Greenpeace UK’s…

by Phil Richards October 15, 2021

Climate change

Surge in peatland fires in UK national parks just weeks before climate summit

New footage from Unearthed shows peatland on fire with over 100 fires reported on England’s peatland in just four days, despite UK hosting major climate summit in three weeks.

by Phil Richards October 12, 2021

Climate change

Breaking: Greenpeace blocks Downing Street over oil drilling

Greenpeace activists shutdown Downing Street with an oil soaked statue of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

by Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah October 11, 2021

Oil and gas

END UK RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS AND STOP CAMBO: ACTIVISTS INSTALL 12-FT OIL-SPLATTERED BORIS STATUE THREE WEEKS BEFORE CLIMATE TALKS

CAMPAIGNERS have installed a 12-ft oil-splattered statue of a dithering Boris Johnson at Downing Street today, urging him to end the UK’s reliance on oil, to protect consumers, workers and…

by Emily Black October 11, 2021

Climate change

Three weeks to COP26: Government wins oil case, arguing oil emissions ‘not relevant’ to climate

Judges said oil and gas have no material effect on climate change

by Emily Black October 7, 2021

A video presenter (dark curly hair, light brown skin, black and white top) sits at a table decorated with models of a wind turbine and Greenpeace ship. She smiles into the camera. Overlaid text reads 'Is climate change racist?'

Air pollution

WATCH: Is climate change racist?

Climate change can't be racist...can it?

by Aakash Naik, Aiyan Maharasingam October 1, 2021

A thermal imaging camera held up to a low-rise apartment building. The camera's screen shows the temperature of different parts of the building's exterior, colour-coded in yellow, orange and purple.

Climate change

How the UK’s reliance on gas turned an energy furore into an energy crisis

By failing to reduce demand for gas, the government left us at the mercy of the world’s chaotic fossil fuel system. But how did we get here, and what’s the…

by Doug Parr September 28, 2021