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Three people herding a flock of sheep away from an advancing wildfire in Turkey, the sky filled with smoke.

Climate change

This is what climate breakdown looks like for people around the world

Our climate is breaking down. Rising temperatures threaten our livelihoods, water, food and health. These photos show how high the stakes are.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson, Angela Glienicke November 12, 2021

A large group of climate marchers hold up an array of colourful homemade signs.

Activism

All the best signs from this weekend’s climate marches

Creating a good protest sign is an art form, and these climate marchers nailed it.

by Mal Chadwick November 6, 2021

Activism

Not voiceless, but unheard – meet the youth activists who went to COP26 on the Rainbow Warrior

When it comes to climate change, those with the most to lose often have to fight the hardest to be heard. On the eve of COP26, we spoke to activists…

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson October 31, 2021

Activism

Meet the people our leaders should be listening to at COP26

World leaders are failing ordinary people on climate change. From Fairbourne in Wales to China and Japan; the Amazon and Congo rainforests to the Pacific Islands – here are some…

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson, Anna Diski October 29, 2021

Patrick Aryee with a monkey sitting on his shoulder pulling his ear. He's closing one eye and laughing and looking towards the camera

Environmental justice

Meet six incredible Black trailblazers working in green industries

This Black History Month, we’re telling the stories of Black people across the UK working in a variety of green jobs.

by Aiyan Maharasingam October 22, 2021

A man playing a grand piano on an island in the Arctic, surrounded by iceberg and ice floes

Activism

Greenpeace’s greatest hits: 50 years of working with music’s biggest icons

Greenpeace UK plays the hits! From Joni Mitchell in 1970 to an online festival featuring Arlo Parks in 2020, and many more in between.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson September 24, 2021

Activism

Quiz: what type of activist are you?

Keen to do more to protect the planet with Greenpeace but not sure where to start? From speaking in schools to climbing oil rigs, activism can take many forms. Take…

by Shelley Harlock, Matt Kurton August 26, 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

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

Two activists in hi-vis jackets paste a large red and white poster onto a window on a city street. A cathedral is visible in the background.

Oil and gas

Activists demand an end to new oil and gas licenses – and a green jobs revolution

The government wants to be a global climate leader. So why is it still granting licenses to climate-wrecking oil and gas projects in the North Sea?

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson March 22, 2021