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A puffin glides above the surface of the ocean, with several small fish in its colourful beak

Fishing

What we know (and don’t know) about the government’s new ocean protection plans

A big step forward for the oceans, or a missed opportunity? The truth is, we still don’t know.

by James Hanson April 7, 2021

Climate change

UK government grants Shell new permit to extract gas from Jackdaw field – Greenpeace reaction

The UK government has today granted Shell a new permit to extract gas from the Jackdaw field, east of Aberdeen. Greenpeace believes this permit approval could be unlawful, and…

by Greenpeace UK June 1, 2022

Three people wearing tshirts with the same colourful design stand in front of a wall covered in graffiti. They're posing informally and smiling into the camera.

People

It’s all connected: the story behind Greenpeace’s new t-shirt design

A new design collaboration with illustrator Ananya Rao Middleton highlights the connected struggles for environmental justice, and a more inclusive future for the green movement.

by Greenpeace UK June 12, 2023

Climate change

Don’t Stop thinking about tomorrow: the classic song reimagined for a new generation

Greenpeace has joined up with some of the best in music and film to remake Fleetwood Mac’s iconic Don’t Stop

by Greenpeace UK June 15, 2023

A large group of activists sit in an ornate hall in the Palace of Westminster holding a banner saying 'chaos costs lives'

Activism

Over 30 activists occupy parliament to tell new prime minister political chaos costs lives

Almost a quarter of the UK face fuel poverty, while fossil fuel companies rake in record profits and politicians fail to govern. Activists blocked the Houses of Parliament to tell…

by Greenpeace UK October 24, 2022

Close-up of the starcase leading up to a private jet

Air pollution

Private jet flights in the UK soar to new heights – analysis

The UK has the busiest private jet route, the most polluting route and the most flights overall out of any European country, according to a new analysis.

by Kai Tabacek March 30, 2023

Activists hold a banner reading 'Rishi Sunak - oil profits or our future?' In the background there's a grand house covered in black fabric.

Climate change

Greenpeace activists arrested but questions remain over Sunak’s commitment to new oil and gas

The four Greenpeace activists who draped 200 sq metres of oil-black fabric over the Prime Minister’s £2m manor house in Yorkshire have been arrested by North Yorkshire police.

by Phil Richards August 3, 2023

Tree silhouettes against a background of smoke, half the forest is burnt and has become ash around them.

Forests

COP26: Greenpeace condemns green light for another decade of forest destruction

COP26 today saw a flurry of announcements on forests – among them a new agreement between governments, including Brazil, to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. But Greenpeace slammed the…

by Alison Kirkman November 2, 2021

Giant cranes assemble the tower of a new wind turbine. A dramatic sunny sky and completed turbines can be seen in the background.

Climate change

How will climate influence the next election? New poll shows what the public really think.

Concerns over climate and nature are higher than the national average in the Blue Wall and scores of marginal seats, a major new survey of 20,000 people shows. Get the…

September 26, 2023

People swimming in the sea with an oil platform in the distance

Climate change

Denmark stops new oil and gas, campaigners say UK must follow suit

Denmark will cancel all future licensing rounds for new oil and gas in the Danish part of the North Sea and end existing production by 2050.

by Emily Black December 4, 2020