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Activists from Greenpeace UK formed a standing exhibition outside the Home Office in London this lunchtime as Brazil’s Environment Minister, Ricardo Salles, met UK Environment Secretary, Theresa Villiers.  Fourteen activists held A1-sized images of this year’s Amazon fires, which are still burning across Brazil, as well…

People power works! After huge public pressure Sainsbury’s recently pledged to cut their plastic usage by 50% by 2025 – a move which could see plastic reduction across the whole industry.

While the UK Government's contributions to the UN Climate Action Summit were underwhelming at best, there was one glimmer of hope hidden amongst their lack of ambition on climate – they stepped up to protect the oceans.

After being shocked by a 2018 UN climate report, I decided to turn my worry into action. I joined other Greenpeace volunteers at the youth-organised Climate Strike in London last Friday, and then got involved with my local Greenpeace group.

Monaco, 25 September, 2019 - The launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on the Ocean and Cryosphere today, highlights the need for governments to urgently scale up and accelerate efforts to address the climate emergency and protect the world’s oceans. 

The UK Government announced today that it has created a global alliance to help protect the world’s oceans. So far, Belize, Costa Rica, Finland, Gabon, Kenya, Seychelles, Vanuatu, Portugal, Palau and Belgium have all signed up to the 30by30 initiative, which is pushing for at least 30 per cent of…

London, Monday 23 September 2019: Greenpeace climbers have appeared on the roof of Burger King’s iconic restaurant in London’s Leicester Square to unfurl two giant banners denouncing the fast-food giant’s links to Amazon fires and deforestation. Two 10 by 6 metre banners reading “Fast Food Fries Forests” and “Burger King Flame…

10 years since the Kingsnorth power station protest, we look back on how far we've moved away from using coal power.

It’s time for this wasteful industry to clean up its act.

Supermarket reveals plans to cut plastic by 50% and look at reusable and refillable packaging

Inspired by school strikers, millions of people will be out on the streets around the world on Friday 20 September to demand action on climate change from their leaders. Here’s why you should get involved – and how to join in.

The Amazon is on fire and global fast food companies can put a stop to it. They must stop buying meat, chicken and soya from Brazil until the Amazon and its people are protected.

Michelle, a local Greenpeace volunteer, describes a summer of campaigning for a Global Ocean Treaty to protect the world's oceans – in advance of high-level negotiations at the UN in New York

The Amazon fires are no accident – the rainforest is being deliberately burned for profit. Here’s how UK and European food supply chains worsen the devastation, and what must change.

18 civil society organisations, supported by millions of British people, have warned Sajid Javid that the government is on course to miss its net zero target without a big investment in climate and nature.