Climate change What is sportswashing and why is it such a big problem? Polluting companies and dodgy governments are trying to clean up their image by buying teams and sponsoring tournaments. We shouldn't let them get away with it. by Jonathan Purcell March 23, 2023
Climate change Ministers give themselves ‘licence to fail’ as they dodge urgent nature targets The UK government has given itself a ‘licence to fail’ by refusing to take any legal responsibility for new short-term targets on sustainable fisheries and nature restoration, campaigners… by Alison Kirkman January 31, 2020
Climate change Tesco urged to cut links with forest destroyers as the Amazon burns Today, Greenpeace UK launches a campaign against Tesco, calling on the UK’s largest supermarket to stop buying meat and dairy from companies involved in destroying the Amazon and… by Alison Kirkman August 4, 2020
Environmental justice Fashion waste from top UK brands found polluting endangered turtles’ habitat in Ghana Discarded clothes from Next, Asda and M&S found in protected wetlands threatened by fast-growing waste dumps Clothes discarded by UK consumers and exported to Ghana have been found in a… by Stefano Gelmini June 18, 2025
Activism Artists guerrilla-plant giant living artwork at Tesco site to defy the industrial food industry An allotment-sized living artwork called The Waiting List was guerrilla-planted by volunteers at a disused Tesco-owned site in Litherland, just north of Liverpool, this… by Alison Kirkman October 12, 2023
Forests Haunting sequel to Greenpeace’s viral hit ‘Rang-tan’ exposes horror story of forests destroyed for meat In the sequel to Greenpeace's viral hit Rang-tan, supported by Paul McCartney's Meat Free Monday campaign, a jaguar fleeing deforestation for meat in the Amazon ends up haunting a child's… by Daniel Jones October 22, 2020
Nature and wildlife Do ocean sanctuaries really work? Oceans are massive and, unlike most places on land, don’t really have borders. Animals, water and (sadly) pollution all move freely beneath the waves. So can ocean sanctuaries really protect… by Willie Mackenzie April 10, 2019
Climate change 2021: Now is the time to tackle the climate, nature and health emergencies Despite the turbulence of the last year, 2020 has shown the power of humanity to come together when faced with a crisis. It’s precisely that spirit we urgently need to… by Shelley Harlock January 1, 2021
Climate change The conclusion from COP25: the politics is as polluted as the planet As COP25 came to a close, the clamour for a solution to the climate emergency grew louder than ever. But the international talks are at risk of stalling as corporate… by Helle Abelvik-Lawson December 20, 2019
Oil and gas BREAKING – BP oil rig U-turns after failing to shake off Greenpeace ship Greenpeace ship overtakes a BP rig near the drill site of a major new oil well in the North Sea. by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 16, 2019
