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Climate change

North Sea oil and gas firms emit a coal plant’s worth of emissions through flaring and venting

North Sea oil and gas firms’ flaring and venting released nearly 20m tonnes of CO2e from 2015-19.

by Emily Black February 1, 2021

Indigenous Dayak people dressed in red hold hands to encircle the trunk of a giant tree. Facing outwards, they smile down into the camera.

Activism

7 wins for the planet in 2021

A roundup of the best Greenpeace victories of the past year.

by Kirsty Scheiby January 21, 2022

Climate change

Priorities for tackling climate change and ending poverty in the Energy Bill

A joint civil society statement

May 10, 2022

Climate change

Government finally intervenes in plan for Cumbria coal mine after climate backlash

People power works! In a dramatic twist of events the government has announced it will intervene in the decision on a new climate-wrecking coal mine in Cumbria.

by Sam Wockner March 17, 2021

Oil and gas

Barclays to continue funding high carbon infrastructure – Greenpeace response

Greenpeace delivers a message to Barclays’ Bank in response to decision to continue tar sands investments

by Greenpeace UK Press Office January 14, 2019

A giant banner hangs from the grand stone building. It shows Dove plastic pollution with the wording

Activism

Charges dropped for dozens of Greenpeace activists in plastic pollution protest outside Unilever HQ

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has dropped all charges against 34 Greenpeace activists who blockaded Unilever’s London headquarters last September. The decision was made just days before the start of…

by Kai Tabacek January 8, 2025

Empty plastic bottle floating in the sea

Plastic

9 ways to reduce your plastic use

Simple ways to cut down the amount of plastic we all use, from bags and bottles to straws and packaging.

by Alice Hunter July 31, 2017

Climate change

While we’re sat up here on a giant oil rig, let’s clear up a few things

BP like to say they're part of the climate change solution, but they're spending billions of pounds to explore more oil and lobby against climate legislation.

by Samantha Wockner June 14, 2019

Climate change

BP to cut oil and gas production by 40% by 2030

The UK's biggest oil company will slash oil and gas production and invest in renewable energy

by Emily Black August 4, 2020

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

Plastic

The UN Global Plastics Treaty: INC5 and opportunities ahead

As the final round of negotiations at the Global Plastics Treaty approaches, there is an urgent need and a strong public mandate for the new government to significantly raise the UK’s leadership and ambition.

September 12, 2024