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A distant view of several large coal power station chimneys with clouds steaming out of them, and fields in the foreground

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The era of UK coal is over. Here’s how it happened, and what comes next

The last coal-fired power station in the UK, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, has now closed. In the 1950s, coal provided the overwhelming majority of British energy. By 2022, it was…

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson September 30, 2024

JSO protestors throw paint on the glass covering Van Gogh's sunflowers painting.

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Jail sentences for Van Gogh soup protest “draconian and disproportionate”

Commenting on the sentencing of Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland to a total of 44 months in jail for throwing tinned soup at the protective glass covering a Van Gogh…

by Stefano Gelmini September 27, 2024

JSO activists holding can of tomaton soup in front of Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting

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Over 100 artists and art historians call on judge not to jail Van Gogh activists

A large group of artists, curators and art historians have appealed to a judge not to impose a jail sentence on two activists who threw tomato soup at Vincent Van…

by Stefano Gelmini September 26, 2024

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Artists, art workers and historians’ open letter to Judge Hehir

Liberate Tate and Greenpeace are currently collaborating to try and make an intervention in the sentencing of the Just Stop Oil activists who threw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. The…

by Greenpeace UK September 26, 2024

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Judge dismisses charges against Rishi Sunak roof protestors

Friday 20th September, 2024. York – The four Greenpeace activists who made headlines after protesting on the roof of the former Prime Minister’s mansion in Yorkshire last year have had…

by Joe Evans September 20, 2024

A giant banner hangs from the grand stone building. It shows Dove plastic pollution with the wording

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Why Greenpeace shut down Dove HQ with a giant artwork

One of the world’s worst plastic polluters is celebrating its “Real Beauty” marketing campaign. We won’t let them party while they’re trashing the planet.

by Greenpeace UK September 5, 2024

Three tiny rhib boats with white water trailing behind them approach a giant red oil platform with a large crane rising up to double its height, and two additional structures on each side. The platform are sat on the horizon of a still seascape at sunset, with pink clouds framing the structures.

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Thousands of Greenpeace supporters raise £1m emboldened by Shell lawsuit

Greenpeace UK has revealed that members of the public have donated over £1 million so far in response to the multimillion pound lawsuit brought by Shell. Campaigners said the legal…

by Kai Tabacek August 9, 2024

Climate and workers rights groups hold a banner saying save our steel outside Tata Steel HQ

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Government and Tata Steel must meet demands of steelworkers’ unions, say climate groups

Today, Monday 22 July, climate and workers’ rights groups including Greenpeace UK, Extinction Rebellion, Green New Deal Rising, and Community Trade Union, came together to hold a demonstration outside Tata…

by Florri Burton July 22, 2024

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A dark day for democracy: Greenpeace urges govt to restore right to protest

Commenting on the lengthy jail sentences imposed on climate activists for planning a peaceful protest, following a trial where the defendants were prevented from fully explaining the reasons for…

by Stefano Gelmini July 18, 2024

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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