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An aerial view of the Manchester skyline behind the Carrington Power Station which is operated by Irish energy provider ESB Energy on January 13, 2025 in Carrington, England.

Climate change

Removing gas-fired power stations from ‘rigged’ electricity market could lower energy bills by over £5bn a year, report finds

The government could save households and businesses £5.1 billion a year on their energy bills, as soon as 2028, by overhauling the electricity market to stop gas-fired power stations from…

by Phil Richards September 4, 2025

Offshore wind turnbines against a cloudy sky

Climate change

Power Shift: how the Labour government can bring down bills and bolster net zero by curtailing the power of gas

This report proposes a route to lower electricity prices across the UK by £5.2 billion per year by 2028. Currently gas is responsible for much of the UK’s sky-high electricity…

September 3, 2025

Climate change

“Promoting pollution”: Low-cost flights up to 26 TIMES cheaper than trains, new report reveals

21 August, 2025 – Short-haul flights are still cheaper than the equivalent train journeys on the majority of cross-border routes in Europe, creating a perverse incentive that encourages polluting air…

by Stefano Gelmini August 20, 2025

Fake blood stains a giant white fabric backdrop attached to an offshore platform in a calm ocean.

Climate change

Activists install giant new artwork by Anish Kapoor onto Shell platform as heatwave rages on

Greenpeace climbers have installed a major new work by renowned artist Anish Kapoor onto a Shell platform in the North Sea – the world’s first artwork to be installed at…

by Stefano Gelmini August 14, 2025

Activism

Anish Kapoor protest art at Shell’s North Sea platform: what you need to know

Greenpeace activists installed a haunting new artwork created by legendary artist, Anish Kapoor onto an active Shell platform in the remote North Sea.

by Greenpeace UK August 14, 2025

Nature and wildlife

Arctic Fox facts: 8 fascinating things to know

Learn fascinating arctic fox facts and about their amazing adaptations that help them survive in one of the coldest places on the planet.

by Greenpeace UK July 16, 2025

Activism

One year of Labour: what has Keir Starmer’s government achieved so far?

A first-year report card for the UK government.

by Greenpeace UK July 3, 2025

Climate change

5 must-read climate and nature writers to discover

Meet the authors using fiction, memoir and activism to bring the climate crisis to life and inspire change.

by Greenpeace UK June 25, 2025

A huge heap of waste can be seen in the foreground with a tiny person standing in the background on top.

Climate change

Meet the unexpected villains of the plastic pollution crisis

A strong Global Plastics Treaty could change everything. But the people blocking progress aren’t who you’d expect.

by Greenpeace UK May 30, 2025

Detail from an oil platform, showing tangled pipework and painted metal panels

Plastic

What is plastic made of? The fossil fuel link explained

Plastic is made from fossil fuels like oil and natural gas. This process drives pollution and climate change—from drilling and fracking to refining and incineration. Here's how plastic is made,…

by Greenpeace UK May 30, 2025