Environmental justice

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A worker stands at the top of a giant mound of plastic waste

Environmental justice

What really happens to your plastic recycling?

Many of us spend time carefully sorting our recycling. But what actually happens to the plastic waste we put out for collection?

by Richard George April 21, 2021

Climate change

Sacrifice zones: the places being destroyed by our toxic system – and the dangerous ‘climate solutions’ that could make them worse

The existence of sacrifice zones shows how our system values some lives over others. But some climate solutions are set to sacrifice even more places to environmental crises.

by Maja Darlington April 19, 2021

Activism

Does peaceful protest work?

Peaceful protest is a fundamental part of democracy – without it, the world would be a very different place.

by Lowri Evans April 14, 2021

Climate change

The oil and gas industry is failing its offshore workers. It’s time to give them a way out

The government's new wave of oil and gas licences keeps us tied to a declining industry. Offshore workers deserve better.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson March 31, 2021

Bees

Pesticide giant ignored warnings over ineffective safety measures used in world’s deadliest weedkiller, investigation reveals

Internal documents and a whistleblower reveal how global pesticide giant Syngenta and its predecessors knew for decades that a key 'safety' feature in its lethal paraquat-based weedkillers did little or nothing to prevent poisoning deaths – but continued to present it as effective to regulators and the public.

by Phil Richards March 24, 2021

Environmental justice

Brazil’s government is failing Indigenous Peoples. Here’s how Greenpeace is helping

Greenpeace is helping to deliver equipment and medical supplies – including oxygen to Indigenous communities – in an effort to save lives.

by Priya Surendra March 24, 2021

Climate change

New oil and gas licences could see emissions reach equivalent of 25 Cumbria coal mines

Campaigners urge Energy Minister to end new licensing and back a smooth transition to renewables

by Emily Black March 22, 2021

Climate change

World Water Day: What water means around the world – and how communities are fighting for it

All across the world, clean water is becoming increasingly scarce. Here’s how people are fighting for our most precious resource.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson, Angela Glienicke March 19, 2021

Activism

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – an open letter from civil society

This Bill represents an attack on some of the most fundamental rights of citizens, in particular those from marginalised communities. We urge the government to fundamentally rethink its approach.

March 16, 2021

Aerial view of a lush forest on fire, with clouds of smoke rising from the canopy.

Environmental justice

Stolen Amazon land is now for sale on Facebook

Brazil’s government has been making it easier for land grabbers to steal and burn protected Amazon land reserved for Indigenous People. Now, it’s for sale on Facebook Marketplace – and Facebook are refusing to take the ads down.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson, Aakash Naik March 12, 2021