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Photo montage shows a heat pump owner smiling and giving the thumbs-up in front of his heat pump, and a white cat sleeping on top of a domestic radiator

Climate change

Heat pump facts: what you need to know about the future of home heating

Ultra-efficient heat pumps can help heat our homes without warming the climate. Read on to learn how they work - and why you may have already bought your last gas boiler.

by Caroline Jones October 27, 2021

Conference delegates in business suits walk past a trio of cargo bikes with billboards mounted on the back. Each one shows a photo of Rishi Sunak photoshopped so his legs are facing backwards. Text reads 'Blocking green spending is a backwards move'.

Climate change

Briefing on spending review and budget – Autumn 2021

On Wednesday 27th October, the Chancellor will publish the Government’s Autumn Spending Review and Budget. This will set out the plan for public spending over the next three years. Questions…

October 2, 2021

Renewable energy

Briefing: The UK’s poor record on heat pumps

For the report with full references, please download the PDF. Report Summary ● For its size, the UK has the worst heat pump sales record and the second worst…

September 12, 2021

Sun shines through the sails of the Rainbow Warrior as it cuts through the ocean.

Renewable energy

Youth climate strikers’ solidarity with oil workers in Rainbow Warrior protest, calling for a just transition

YOUTH climate strikers have staged a protest in the North Sea today [WEDS 21] at Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm, calling for a just transition for oil workers.

by Emily Black July 22, 2021

Environmental justice

“Money making racket” in training courses blocks oil workers moving to renewables

Almost two thirds of offshore workers reported having to repeat training they'd already done.

by Emily Black June 22, 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

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

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

Green grassy hills dotted with trees gently slope towards a village in the distance.

Climate change

This is what it’s really like to have a green job

There’s been a lot of talk about green jobs being part of a green recovery. But what’s it like to have a green job? We spoke to some people who have first-hand knowledge.

by Alia Al Ghussain December 7, 2020

Illustration shows various people reaching out and touching floating squares with images representing various crisis

Climate change

What would it take to future-proof our planet?

Ever feel like the world just staggers from crisis to crisis, without ever fixing the problems at the heart of it all? A new series from Greenpeace Unearthed and HuffPost explores how we can break the cycle, and build a more resilient world.

by Georgie Johnson December 1, 2020