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Climate change

5 great deals for the planet on Black Friday

Black Friday is one of the biggest sales events of the year. But we are in a climate emergency and it’s not great shopping deals we need – but strong…

by Katie Lester November 28, 2019

A worker stands at the top of a giant mound of plastic waste

General

How supermarkets can halve plastic packaging

Supermarkets are under pressure to reduce plastic, but last year they produced more of it than ever. It doesn’t have to be that way though. Greenpeace has released a plan…

by Jack Bullett September 1, 2020

A Greenpeace activist in climbing gear hangs from the edge of a huge commercial ship dock, holding a banner that says 'Fossil fuels war'. In the background, there's a giant concrete suspension bridge, and the milky pink sky of the early dawn.

Activism

Activists stop Russian tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of diesel

Oil and gas fuels war. And the war in Ukraine is no exception. The government promised to block Russian-owned ships coming into the UK, but Putin’s oil and gas is…

by Greenpeace UK May 16, 2022

Climate change

REPORT: Taxing Big Oil would grow UN climate loss & damage fund twentyfold, analysis finds

A press conference about this report will be held at COP29 on 18 Nov 2024, 16:00 – 16:30 Baku time at the Press Conference Room Natavan, Blue Zone. For more…

by Joe Evans November 18, 2024

Plastic

Plastic and coronavirus: here’s what you need to know

While the world is rightly preoccupied with tackling coronavirus, our oceans and wildlife are *still* choking on plastic – and oil companies are pushing to produce more of the stuff…

by Nina Schrank June 11, 2020

Climate change

Budget 2023: what it means for energy bills and climate change

The government had a chance to tackle the cost of living, energy and climate crises with the 2023 budget. But did they rise to the occasion?

by Mal Chadwick March 15, 2023

Plastic

UK supermarkets can halve throwaway plastic by 2025 by reducing plastic across 54 grocery categories

Supermarkets could make big cuts to the amount of plastic waste they produce by zeroing in on just a few ‘problem products’ responsible for a big chunk of their plastic…

by Alexandra Sedgwick September 1, 2020

Environmental justice

3 powerful moments in black environmental activism

During Black History Month, we are celebrating the invaluable contribution of black people to the global movement for environmental justice. Here are three powerful acts of protest against environmental destruction…

by Sam Chetan-Welsh October 23, 2019

Arctic

5 ways that people power helped defeat Shell

Thanks to people power, Shell is giving up drilling for oil in the Alaskan Arctic. Here are five ways public campaigning puts pressure on a huge opponent like Shell.

by Fran Grobke October 15, 2015

Activism

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – an open letter from civil society

This Bill represents an attack on some of the most fundamental rights of citizens, in particular those from marginalised communities. We urge the government to fundamentally rethink its approach.

March 16, 2021