A coalition of MPs, renewables industry representatives and environmental groups has today [02.07.2020] written an open letter to Kwasi Kwarteng, Minister for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, urging Government not to protect the interests of the oil and gas industry at the expense of workers and our climate.
Everyone's talking about the 'green recovery'. But what does that actually involve? A new Greenpeace manifesto sets out what the government can do to tackle both the Covid recession and the climate emergency
The Covid-19 crisis has created challenges to our daily lives, communities and the global economy on a scale that would have been unimaginable only a few months ago. The deliberate and necessary government shutdowns of the world’s major economies have also sparked a potentially disastrous global recession that will require…
Commenting on the official decision by UNFCCC to rescheduled the COP26 summit on 1-12 November 2021, Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven said: “The climate summit can be delayed, but dealing with the climate emergency cannot. The Covid pandemic has shown just how badly we need international cooperation and political leadership,…
Millions of people across the world rely on fishing for their food and livelihood, but – like other food systems – it can work better for both people and the planet. Here’s why environmentalists should support sustainable, small-scale fishers in the UK.
Airlines and oil companies love talking about carbon offsetting. But to be serious about tackling climate change, they need to stop carbon emissions from getting into the atmosphere in the first place.
SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Pressure from companies, MPs, celebrities, NGOs and the public has succeeded in preventing the Brazilian Congress from voting on a law that has the potential to strike a fatal blow to the Amazon rainforest. Voting on Bill PL-2633/2020 was scheduled for 13:55 Brasilia time (17:55 BST)…
There's a reason that the Amazon rainforest inspired scientists to invent the word 'biodiversity' - the region is home to 10 percent of all plant and animal species known on Earth. Let's meet some of the weird and wonderful creatures you could find there.