Renewable energy Briefing: The UK’s poor record on heat pumps For the report with full references, please download the PDF. Report Summary ● For its size, the UK has the worst heat pump sales record and the second… September 12, 2021
Environmental justice Shell UK headquarters targeted as it reveals record £32.2bn profits – Activists tell Shell: Stop Drilling. Start Paying While Shell counts their record-breaking billions, people across the globe count the damage from the record-breaking droughts, heatwaves and floods this oil giant is fuelling by Jasmine Watkiss February 2, 2023
Forests UK brands will fail palm oil promise The world’s largest consumer brands are using palm oil from producers that have destroyed an area of Indonesian rainforest the size of Greater Manchester in three years, a new report… by Greenpeace UK Press Office September 18, 2018
Climate change Why a Global Ocean Treaty is the best hope for saving our seas We all rely on the oceans for our survival, but they’re in serious trouble. Luckily there’s a new UN treaty in the works that could transform how our oceans are… by Jack Bullett May 18, 2021
Activism BREAKING: Shell threatens Greenpeace protestors with jail and fines, but legal tactics fail as Greenpeace sends second boat and more climbers to occupy oil platform Action photos and video available here. Shell has attempted to silence Greenpeace International’s peaceful occupation of its oil and gas platform at sea by hitting the campaign group with… by Emily Black February 6, 2023
Air pollution Diesel and petrol car sales must end before 2030 to meet Paris climate agreement, warns report Phase-out is required for Europe to stay within carbon budget for keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees by Greenpeace UK Press Office September 19, 2018
Climate change Catastrophic Australia fires are the latest climate change horror – here are the facts Apocalyptic scenes from Australia have shown the devastation being caused by the raging fires. Lives have been lost and thousands forced to flee their homes as millions of hectares have… by Helle Abelvik-Lawson January 7, 2020
Climate change The court case that could spoil BP’s North Sea oil drilling plans It’s clear that any new oil and gas drilling will hurt our chances of tackling climate change. But in 2018, the government granted BP a permit for a new oil… by Alia Al Ghussain May 12, 2020
Deep sea mining Five nations add to growing concerns about deep sea mining at key international meeting Tuvalu, Austria, Honduras, Guatemala and Malta have all added their calls for a pause or moratorium on deep sea mining at key talks in Jamaica. by Kai Tabacek August 1, 2024
Oceans Supertrawlers spent 7,380 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas each year since Brexit An investigation by Greenpeace UK reveals today that giant supertrawlers relentlessly continue to catch fish in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas, damaging precious marine habitats and fish populations, despite the… by Alexandra Sedgwick March 11, 2025
