Climate change Open letter to Chancellor: taxing the super-rich at the Budget An open letter to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves on taxing the super-rich at the Budget October 24, 2024
Climate change What an Autumn Budget for national renewal should look like On the 30th October, the Chancellor will present this government’s first budget. This will be the first big test of whether the Labour administration is willing to put money behind… October 23, 2024
Climate change £130bn National Renewal Tax on the super-rich could insulate all draughty UK homes, fund free bus travel, green jobs and more, new report finds A temporary National Renewal Tax on the extreme wealth of super-rich individuals could generate a minimum of £130bn in revenue for the government over the next five years, a… by Phil Richards October 15, 2024
Climate change National Renewal Tax: how a tax on the super-rich will create a fairer, greener UK This report proposes a 2.5% National Renewal Tax on wealth above £10m each year for the rest of Labour’s parliamentary term. This could raise significant revenue to help tackle the… October 15, 2024
Climate change The First 100 Days: Labour’s Track Record on the Climate and Environment During the election, Greenpeace published a climate and nature checklist for all political parties. This briefing measures the Labour government’s progress against this over the first hundred days… by Stefano Gelmini October 11, 2024
Climate change BP abandons target to cut oil and gas output by 2030 Responding to reports that BP has abandoned a target to cut oil and gas output by 2030, Philip Evans, Greenpeace UK senior climate campaigner, said: “This is yet further proof… by Florri Burton October 7, 2024
Climate change UK has most international private jet flights to top holiday spots in Europe – new report Britain is responsible for the largest number of international private jet flights to top holiday destinations in Europe, a new report commissioned by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe found. Last… by Phil Richards October 1, 2024
Activism 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
Climate change Closure of Britain’s last coal plant “an example the world must follow” Commenting on the planned closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station on Monday, the UK’s last coal plant still in operation, Greenpeace UK’s policy director Dr Doug Parr said: “This plant’s closure… by Stefano Gelmini September 27, 2024
Activism 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
