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Climate change

“I live in constant fear that the cold is going to kill me”

Sandra is 79, in fuel poverty and lives in a cold, damp, uninsulated home. This is her story.

by Greenpeace UK March 13, 2024

The lawn in front of the UK parliament building is covered in hundreds of mock gravestones in rows. Funeral style wording in flowers reads 'cold homes cost lives'.

Activism

Cold homes cost lives: activists build cemetery from insulation boards outside Parliament

On average 58 people have died a day every winter because of cold homes since government cuts to insulation funding. So we built a cemetery in their memory outside Parliament.

by Greenpeace UK March 13, 2024

Climate change

Activists build cemetery from insulation boards outside Parliament warning “cold homes cost lives”

The protest comes as a new analysis of official data reveals that, on average, 58 people a day have died due to cold homes since government cuts to insulation funding 2013

by Phil Richards March 13, 2024

Offshore wind turbines in a reflective calm ocean with light mist

Climate change

UK worst of top Western European economies for green spending

The UK government ranks worst out of top 5 Western European economies on green spending, new Greenpeace analysis can reveal. Out of the biggest 5 Western European economies, France, Germany,…

by Florri Burton March 5, 2024

Climate change

Spring Budget 2024: Greenpeace briefing

Major parties rollback on climate spending: why reforming our tax system and borrowing is crucial to a healthier, fairer, green economy.

March 4, 2024

Climate change

Warm Homes Plan statement

What’s needed to meet 2030 targets

February 26, 2024

Climate change

Weak political, economic and climate leadership – Greenpeace response to Labour dropping £28bn green pledge

"This is a vision worth fighting for, not retreating from."

by Phil Richards February 8, 2024

Activists dressed in suits perform as Shell shareholders. In the foreground, burning letters spell out 'our future'.

Climate change

Activists install burning ‘Your Future’ sign outside Shell HQ as company announces £22.4 billion annual profits

Greenpeace activists dressed as Shell board members partied around a burning sign reading ‘Your Future’ at a mock party outside the Shell headquarters as the company announced it made £22.4 billion profit in 2023.

by Joe Evans February 1, 2024

Screenshot from the TV show Succession. Main characters Tom and Greg stand face-to-face in a plush corporate lounge. The subtitle reads

Climate change

Succession writer Jesse Armstrong hands Greenpeace £25k to fight Shell lawsuit

Shell's lawsuit echoes Cousin Greg's attempt to sue Greenpeace during Season 3 of Succession.

by Joe Evans January 23, 2024

Local volunteers unveil a billboard in Southport to send a message to local politicians on the climate. The billboard, created by Greenpeace, warns candidates in the constituency to ‘listen or lose’, revealing that of those who had an opinion, 68% of people in Southport say they will vote with climate and environment in mind at the general election.

Climate change

Climate campaigners unveil guerrilla billboards warning local political candidates to “listen or lose”

Today local volunteers have unveiled a guerrilla billboard in Southport to send a message to local politicians on the climate. The billboard, created by Greenpeace, warns candidates in the constituency…

by Florri Burton January 8, 2024