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Climate change

Activists smash water-filled display cases exhibiting typhoon-wrecked belongings at Shell’s HQ

Photos and videos available here – with more to follow Activists from Greenpeace UK have taken hammers to an ‘exhibition’ surrounding Shell’s London headquarters, displaying the once-cherished belongings of…

by Stefano Gelmini February 12, 2025

Photo montage of Rishi Sunak in front of a weather map showing extreme heat in southern Europe.

Climate change

Rosebank shows oil giants are the real winners from Sunak’s climate rollbacks

Behind the dust kicked up by the prime minister’s speech lies a much uglier reality - the government has given up on fixing the country’s problems and is pandering to…

by Stefano Gelmini September 28, 2023

Meat and dairy

How much meat should I be eating?

Industrial meat is the world’s leading cause of deforestation. We need to end the system that’s churning out meat at an unsustainable rate – and in turn eat a lot…

by Florence Stuart-Leach October 21, 2020

Three people of colour lean over a phone screen on a wintery light industrial estate. One points at something off camera.

Meat and dairy

Manchester-based artist collaborates with young activists to challenge the UK’s damaging industrial food system

A group of young people from Greater Manchester have been inspired to think more about activism and to challenge the UK’s damaging industrial food system through taking part in a…

by Alison Kirkman December 13, 2023

5 people stand in front of the House of Commons holding a big red banner reading #StopRosebank

Climate change

Uplift and Greenpeace take government to court to stop Rosebank oil field

Consent “incompatible” with UK climate plans and ignores emissions from burning Rosebank’s oil

by Phil Richards December 18, 2023

Climate change

UPDATED: BP promised to produce much less oil. Two years later, they’ve changed their minds.

BP's new strategy drastically scales back the company's climate commitments from just a few years earlier

by Samantha Wockner, Mal Chadwick August 7, 2020

Twigs and driftwood overlaid on a few pieces of plastic, the most prominent of which is a Dove plastic sachet

Plastic

5 reasons to ditch Dove products this summer

140,000 people signed a letter to Dove demanding they stop causing ‘Real Harm’ to women with their single-use plastic sachets. But the skincare brand isn’t listening. It’s time to ditch…

by Greenpeace UK May 1, 2024

Plastic

Supermarket plastic rises above 900,000 tonnes per year, despite plastic reduction pledges

Seven out of top 10 UK supermarkets increased their plastic footprint Waitrose and Morrisons top the league table while Asda and Aldi lag behind Retailers must reduce their use…

by Emily Black November 28, 2019

Plastic

“Don’t lose your bottle Gove” urge campaigners delivering 2,500-bottle artwork

6bn plastic bottles per year could be missed if Government waters down bottle scheme

by Greenpeace UK Press Office February 25, 2019

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

Nationwide energy-saving home insulation scheme could inject almost £7bn into economy and slash bills

As soaring energy bills continue to fuel the cost-of-living crisis and the UK heads towards a recession, the government’s response has entirely neglected some of the most economically efficient solutions.

by Graham Thompson September 20, 2022