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The lawn in front of the UK parliament building is covered in hundreds of mock gravestones in rows. Funeral style wording in flowers reads 'cold homes cost lives'.

Climate change

Activists build cemetery from insulation boards outside Parliament warning “cold homes cost lives”

The protest comes as a new analysis of official data reveals that, on average, 58 people a day have died due to cold homes since government cuts to insulation funding…

by Phil Richards March 13, 2024

Offshore wind turbines in a reflective calm ocean with light mist

Climate change

UK worst of top Western European economies for green spending

The UK government ranks worst out of top 5 Western European economies on green spending, new Greenpeace analysis can reveal. Out of the biggest 5 Western…

by Florri Burton March 5, 2024

Climate change

Weak political, economic and climate leadership – Greenpeace response to Labour dropping £28bn green pledge

"This is a vision worth fighting for, not retreating from."

by Phil Richards February 8, 2024

Activists dressed in suits perform as Shell shareholders. In the foreground, burning letters spell out 'our future'.

Climate change

Activists install burning ‘Your Future’ sign outside Shell HQ as company announces £22.4 billion annual profits

Greenpeace activists dressed as Shell board members partied around a burning sign reading ‘Your Future’ at a mock party outside the Shell headquarters as the company announced it made £22.4…

by Joe Evans February 1, 2024

Screenshot from the TV show Succession. Main characters Tom and Greg stand face-to-face in a plush corporate lounge. The subtitle reads

Climate change

Succession writer Jesse Armstrong hands Greenpeace £25k to fight Shell lawsuit

Shell's lawsuit echoes Cousin Greg's attempt to sue Greenpeace during Season 3 of Succession.

by Joe Evans January 23, 2024

Local volunteers unveil a billboard in Southport to send a message to local politicians on the climate. The billboard, created by Greenpeace, warns candidates in the constituency to ‘listen or lose’, revealing that of those who had an opinion, 68% of people in Southport say they will vote with climate and environment in mind at the general election.

Climate change

Climate campaigners unveil guerrilla billboards warning local political candidates to “listen or lose”

Today local volunteers have unveiled a guerrilla billboard in Southport to send a message to local politicians on the climate. The billboard, created by Greenpeace, warns…

by Florri Burton January 8, 2024

A flooded river running through an old city in watery winter light

Climate change

Flood-hit areas have hundreds of crucial flood defences in poor conditions

Greenpeace has urged Rishi Sunak to visit flood-hit communities as figures show hundreds of key flood defences are in a state of disrepair in parts of England currently underwater

by Stefano Gelmini January 5, 2024

5 people stand in front of the House of Commons holding a big red banner reading #StopRosebank

Climate change

Uplift and Greenpeace take government to court to stop Rosebank oil field

Consent “incompatible” with UK climate plans and ignores emissions from burning Rosebank’s oil

by Phil Richards December 18, 2023

3 people stand on a platform with text behind and in front of the desk reading United Nations COP28UE with a small banne reading End Fossil Fuels! Greenpeace. There is a name tag in front of the woman holding the banner reading Vanessa Nakate

Climate change

What happened at COP28 and where does it leave the world’s climate?

Here’s your essential guide to what happened at COP28 in Dubai – and what it means for the world’s climate and people.

by Rebecca Newsom December 14, 2023

A group of young activists hold a large banner that says 'climate action now'. They're in a bright plaza lined with palm trees with an ornate conference building in the background. A group of men in traditional emirati dress or western business suits walk past.

Climate change

COP28 sends the signal the fossil fuel industry has been afraid of – Greenpeace comment

The final outcome of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai is not the historical deal the world needs, but it does send the signal the fossil fuel industry has been…

by Kai Tabacek December 13, 2023