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Renewable energy

King’s Speech shows Labour government has hit the ground running

Here is Greenpeace UK's verdict on King Charles speech in Parliament setting out the new government's legislative agenda, including new measures on energy, transport and nature.

by Kai Tabacek July 17, 2024

Greenpeace activists in an inflatable boat hold a hand banner reading Stop Deep Sea Mining in front of a mining research vessel in the Pacific

Deep sea mining

Media Briefing: International Seabed Authority 29th session

International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council and Assembly meetings to continue discussion over whether to allow deep sea mining to start.

by Alexandra Sedgwick July 16, 2024

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Deep sea mining

Caught up in scandal, deep sea mining debate resumes in Kingston

Greenpeace is calling on government delegates meeting in Kingston, Jamaica to prioritise protection and to agree a pathway to a moratorium on deep sea mining.

by Alexandra Sedgwick July 15, 2024

Climate change

Almost half of voters in constituencies lost by the Tories think that Sunak was wrong to weaken climate commitments, poll shows

Increased taxes on the wealthiest and Labour’s plans for GB Energy prove popular policies

by Phil Richards July 7, 2024

A group of volunteers holding up posters that say 'I'm a climate voter'

Election 2024

Sunak’s divisive anti-green agenda buried in landslide victory

Greenpeace UK's reaction to the Labour landslide victory and other general election results.

by Kai Tabacek July 5, 2024

Activism

Joe Lycett: Attempt to sue Harry Styles over chocolate debt revealed as prank mocking Shell’s Greenpeace lawsuit

Comedian Joe Lycett has revealed his attempt to sue singer Harry Styles over a past-due Kit-Kat payment to be a prank mocking Shell’s multimillion dollar lawsuit against Greenpeace.

by Joe Evans June 27, 2024

Activism

BREAKING: Greenpeace activist climbs on top of Conservative election campaign bus

BREAKING: Greenpeace activist climbs on top of Conservative election campaign busActivist unfurls ‘Clean Power Not Paddy Power’ banner warning voters not to back the wrong horse Pictures and videos of…

by Joe Evans June 26, 2024

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Oceans

Governments to meet at UN to discuss first ever “Ocean COP”

Governments will meet at the United Nations HQ in New York this week to work on the UN Ocean Treaty, for the first time since it opened for signatures in…

by Alexandra Sedgwick June 24, 2024

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Climate change

Manifesto rankings: Labour’s green plans score four times higher than Tories’, but fall short on funding

The Green Party and Liberal Democrats easily top the ranking with both committing to much greater ambition.

by Phil Richards June 23, 2024

Election 2024

Giant 10 ft bottle confronts Tory election workers with plastic pollution failure.

Workers at Conservative Campaign Headquarters were today greeted by a 10ft tall bottle with flames painted on it highlighting the government’s 14 years of failure on plastic pollution. The giant…

by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 18, 2024