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Climate change

The UK’s fast fashion habit is getting worse – and it’s destroying the planet

The UK’s addiction to disposable clothes is putting pressure on our planet – and abusing the workers that make them. Luckily, the antidote is simple: ethical, sustainable fashion (and a lot less of it).

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson November 23, 2020

Air pollution

The 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars, explained

The UK government announced it will ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030 — a full decade earlier than planned. It’s a major win for the climate, and a chance to reimagine our traffic-jammed streets.

by Sam Wockner November 20, 2020

Climate change

4 world cultures and religions that embrace plant-based eating

From India to Israel, many people across the planet have been eating plant-based diets for centuries. If you're an aspiring vegan or vegetarian - or just looking to cut down on meat and dairy - these traditions are rich in culinary inspiration.

by Tari Tesfamariam November 18, 2020

Workers in overalls cut up pieces of meat on a stainless steel production line

Environmental justice

The shocking violence and suffering behind the global meat industry

The global meat industry is not only disastrous for the planet’s climate, it’s a human rights calamity. It doesn’t have to be like this.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson November 12, 2020

Aerial view of a vast wetland. It's dark pools and lush greenery as far as the eye can see.

Climate change

The Pantanal wetlands: the most beautiful place you’ve never heard of – and why it needs protecting

Bustling wildlife, ferocious fires, and 'flying rivers' - what South America's giant wetland can teach us about the future of the planet.

by Jack Bullett, Angela Glienicke November 12, 2020

Air pollution

Boris Johnson gets a surprise visit from toy cars

Remote-controlled toy cars sped under the gates of Downing Street towards Boris Johnson’s front door with a message from Greenpeace: we’ll lose the race against the climate crisis unless the government phases out new fossil-fueled cars and vans by 2030.

by Priya Surendra November 10, 2020

Air pollution

Greenpeace races toy cars under Downing Street gates urging PM to put electric vehicles on ‘fast track to 2030’

Greenpeace activists drive miniature electric cars under the security gates of Downing Street, sending a direct and symbolic reminder to the Prime Minister that the climate crisis will not wait, and neither can the ban on new polluting vehicles.

by Phil Richards November 10, 2020

Closeup of the back of a modern car with the word 'electric' embossed on the paintwork.

Air pollution

2030 ban on polluting cars could create 32,000 new jobs and provide £4.2bn boost to economy, report finds

Ahead of an expected announcement this week on the date from which sales of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans will be banned, a new report - written by Cambridge Econometrics - shows how bringing the ban forward to 2030 could generate tens of thousands of new jobs and significant economic growth.

by Phil Richards November 9, 2020

Climate change

We asked offshore oil and gas workers about life in a declining industry – and their hopes for the future

Times are hard for offshore oil and gas workers, and many are looking for a way out of the industry. These skilled workers could build our renewable energy future. So why aren’t they getting the help they need?

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson October 28, 2020

Environmental justice

Industrial fishing trawlers are bulldozing important artefacts of Black history on the ocean floor

Greenpeace UK has been taking action against industrial fishing ships trawling in so-called Marine Protected Areas. New evidence has emerged that trawlers have been bulldozing the wreck of the world's oldest slave ship.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson October 28, 2020