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Climate change

5 new year’s resolutions to future-proof your 2020 and ring in a green new decade

Ready to make some new year's resolutions? Making better choices and breaking bad habits is especially important for environmentalists in 2020 – the first year of the last decade for…

by Farheen Akhter December 11, 2019

Plastic

Supermarkets putting more plastic on their shelves than ever

Public concern about plastic pollution is at a high, and promises to tackle the problem are pouring out of supermarket PR machines. But new research shows that the plastic footprint…

by Anthony Lewis December 5, 2019

A row of smartly dressed people stand on the terrace of the UK's parliament building

Climate change

Top tips for lobbying your MP

With the general election rapidly approaching, Greenpeace UK's Political Lobbying Network volunteers are looking forward to working with the new intake of MPs. For International Volunteering Day, member Fi Radford…

by Fi Radford December 4, 2019

Oceans

Greenpeace report highlights severe threats to Earth’s largest carbon sink – the ocean

A landmark Greenpeace report today highlights our reliance on the ocean as Earth’s largest carbon sink. It warns that our changing climate, biodiversity loss and habitat destruction are…

by James Hanson December 4, 2019

Three men armed with rifles walk through a field alongside a fence.

Meat and dairy

‘They’ve got guns!’: how the soya industry is linked to violence and intimidation

In May 2019, men with guns terrorised a village on the edge of a vast soya farming estate in Brazil, where huge traders Cargill and Bunge are well established. Yet…

by Anonymous December 3, 2019

A model in a fashionably long grey coat lies on a rock in the middle of a polluted river

Climate change

9 reasons to quit fast fashion

Sales now happen year-round, and they are a fast fashion bonanza. But fast fashion is a shocking contributor to climate change and water pollution – here are nine reasons to…

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson November 29, 2019

Climate change

5 great deals for the planet on Black Friday

Black Friday is one of the biggest sales events of the year. But we are in a climate emergency and it’s not great shopping deals we need – but strong…

by Katie Lester November 28, 2019

General

Labour’s plans for climate and nature score twice as high as the Conservatives, according to 2019 election manifesto ranking

A new ranking evaluates the green credentials of all major political party manifestos

by Phil Richards November 28, 2019

Plastic

Supermarket plastic rises above 900,000 tonnes per year, despite plastic reduction pledges

Seven out of top 10 UK supermarkets increased their plastic footprint Waitrose and Morrisons top the league table while Asda and Aldi lag behind Retailers must reduce their use…

by Emily Black November 28, 2019

Climate change

How 2019 party manifestos measured up on climate change and nature

The next government will be in power during a crucial time when the climate and nature emergencies need to be tackled head-on. Greenpeace policy experts have ranked the party manifestos…

by Jamie Woolley November 28, 2019