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Frack free three freed – Emma Thompson and Greenpeace respond
Three imprisoned anti-fracking activists were freed by the High Court today
Greenpeace campaigners interrupt Truss’s conference speech to ask: “Who voted for this?”
Truss accused of shredding Tory manifesto: "Nobody voted for fracking, nobody voted to cut benefits, nobody voted to trash nature, nobody voted to scrap workers' rights."
Top tips for lobbying your MP
With the general election rapidly approaching, Greenpeace UK's Political Lobbying Network volunteers are looking forward to working with the new intake of MPs. For International Volunteering Day, member Fi Radford shares her top tips for lobbying your newly-elected representative in parliament.
What Declaring a Climate Emergency Looks Like
Our climate is breaking down. Rising seas and extreme weather events are putting tens of millions of people around the world at direct risk. And younger generations are being robbed of their future on a healthy, liveable planet. So we need the government to declare a Climate Emergency and take…
Boris Johnson’s new energy strategy: five reasons why it won’t work
The Prime Minister had a chance to tackle rising bills, quit Russian fossil fuels and make progress on climate change. Instead, he’s leading us to a dead end.
The verdict on Boris Johnson’s green track record – and what he should do next
After three chaotic years in office, Boris Johnson has just a few weeks left as prime minister. Let’s run through his best and worst green decisions, and the things he can still do before he goes.
Greenpeace UK appoints joint Executive Directors
Greenpeace UK has appointed Areeba Hamid and Will McCallum as its new joint Executive Directors. This is the first time in the decades-long history of the environmental group’s UK office that the role has been held by two people. Areeba and Will take over…
Celebrating Greenpeace’s 50 years of victories
When governments and companies threaten the natural world – Greenpeace supporters are there to confront them, and have been for 50 years.
Civil society statement on energy independence and spring statement
We are writing as a coalition of 37 civil society groups to call on the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the Business Secretary to ensure the upcoming energy independence plan protects vulnerable households, lowers bills, tackles the climate emergency, addresses air pollution, and gets the UK off gas.
Why you should be worried about the new Policing Bill
Even if protest isn’t your thing, you still benefit from other people’s right to do it. These new laws affect us all.
Barclays’ net zero plan is absolutely meaningless
In reaction to the alternative climate resolution, proposed by Barclays to its shareholders, Greenpeace UK’s climate finance adviser, Charlie Kronick, said: “This headline-baiting net zero proposal, which lacks any targets or detail, comes as Barclays issued an updated energy policy, demonstrating that it will continue to finance climate-wrecking tar sands…
Priorities for tackling climate change and ending poverty in the Energy Bill
A joint civil society statement
BP’s new CEO says he’s serious about climate change. So why is BP still in the oil business?
Bernard Looney is trying to position the oil company as green and responsible. If BP's new CEO is serious, the company will quickly abandon oil and gas, and move into renewable energy. Until it does, BP will continue to be a major culprit in the climate emergency.
SHUTDOWN: Nearly 100 Barclays branches out of action after Greenpeace climate protest
Images: https://media.greenpeace.org/collection/27MZIFJ83S4UM Nearly 100 Barclays high street branches have been shut down by Greenpeace activists this morning in protest against the bank’s continued multi-billion dollar support for fossil fuels. Greenpeace are demanding that Barclays,…