Environmental justice

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Aerial shot of Shell's ship with the giant oil platform on the deck, accompanied by a smaller escort ship.

Activism

How Greenpeace activists occupied a Shell platform heading for a major oil and gas field

Activists from climate-hit countries exposed Shell's reckless plans to drill for more oil and gas, as the company announced record profits. The protest was Greenpeace’s longest ever occupation of a…

by Greenpeace UK January 31, 2023

Giant red cylindrical oil platform travels on a ship along the ocean. Activist boats zoom towards it. It looks like David approaching Goliath because they're so small in comparison.

Activism

BREAKING: Greenpeace activists board and occupy Shell vessel en route to major North Sea oilfield with message: ‘STOP DRILLING. START PAYING.’

Four activists occupy ship carrying oil production platform to Shell's Penguins oil field in the North Sea to highlight the worldwide climate devastation caused by Shell

by Phil Richards January 31, 2023

A Greenpeace crew member in a hard hat and red boat suit pilots a small inflatable boat across a still ocean. A Greenpeace ship can be seen in the background.

Environmental justice

Why we’re sharing a vision of defiant hope

We believe that our biggest act of resistance is to stand together - full of passion and determined hope, united in our vision of the world we want to live…

by Greenpeace UK January 1, 2023

Climate change

Open call for artists and activists to create work to disrupt the UK’s industrial food system

Open call launches with three £10,000 grants in first-of-its-kind initiative for Greenpeace UK Recognising that there are inequities built into the industrial food system, the project will prioritise the…

by Alison Kirkman November 28, 2022

Sewage flows into a river from two concrete pipes

Environmental justice

Let polluters assess their own water incidents, watchdog says

England’s environment watchdog has scaled back how it responds to reports of pollution in outdoor swimming spots despite growing concerns over sewage dumping on beaches, according to internal…

by Alison Kirkman November 25, 2022

Protesters in red hold hands and dance across a road to block traffic and declare a climate emergency

Activism

I asked Greenpeace volunteers to define activism. Here’s what they said.

Dramatic and disruptive protests often hit the press and capture a snapshot of what being an activist means. But activism includes many types of action, whether you call yourself an…

by Leah Das November 15, 2022

Rooftops of British houses against an expanse of grey sky. Text reads

Climate change

Cost of Living documentary: watch the film

What happens when the government abandons the people it’s meant to serve? This film tells the story of the Rother Valley community as they try to support each other during…

by Greenpeace UK November 14, 2022

Side-by-side of 3 people modelling Greenpeace t-shirt designs

Climate change

Quiz: Which Greenpeace t-shirt are you?

So you'd like to buy a piece of Greenpeace clothing, but not sure where to start? Take this handy little quiz and find out!

by Ruba Asfahani November 11, 2022

Group of disabled activists protest in a London street. They’re holding banners saying “People before profit” and “Disabled People Against Cuts. Rights not charity”

Activism

For disabled people, the cost of living crisis is nothing new

M-E – a long-time campaigner for justice, inclusion and equality, and a Steering Group member of Disabled People Against Cuts – talks about how government failure on the cost of…

by Greenpeace UK November 1, 2022

Group of people dressed as zombies with a sign in the shape of a gravestone. Text reads

Activism

‘The nightmare after Halloween’: Groups urge Parliament to drop resurrected anti-protest proposals

Liberty | Greenpeace UK

by Alison Kirkman November 1, 2022