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A spiral tube worm on the seabed. It's feathery fronds look like the petals of an alien flower

Deep sea mining

Major UK energy company joins calls for deep sea mining moratorium

Ecotricity has become the first UK energy supplier to call for a halt on deep sea mining - joining a growing coalition of big businesses including BMW, Renault and Google…

by Alison Kirkman July 27, 2023

A humpback whale swims near the surface of a clear blue ocean.

Oceans

How a Greenpeace crew saved a whale tangled in fishing gear

The crew of Greenpeace’s ship Arctic Sunrise saved a humpback whale caught in fishing gear. The rescue is another reminder of why our oceans urgently need protection.

by Leah Das November 9, 2023

Montage of Amazon themed phone wallpapers showing the rainforest's natural beauty

Nature and wildlife

Bring some Amazon beauty to your phone

Bring some Amazon beauty into your life with our free phone wallpapers.

August 5, 2025

Giant iguana in a tree looking back towards the camera

Forests

Amazon wildlife: 10 bizarre creatures you could meet in the rainforest

There's a reason that the Amazon rainforest inspired scientists to invent the word 'biodiversity' - the region is home to 10 percent of all plant and animal species known on Earth. Let's meet some of the weird and wonderful creatures you could find there.

by Angela Glienicke May 21, 2020

World leaders standing in a line and cheering in front of a United Nations conference backdrop during negotiations for the Paris Climate Agreement

Climate change

What is the Paris climate agreement and why does it matter?

Everything you need to know about the Paris climate agreement – the world’s most important climate change treaty.

by Greenpeace UK March 16, 2021

Oceans

Greenpeace report reveals shocking failures in global fisheries management

A new Greenpeace International report reveals shocking failures in global fisheries management over the last 70 years.

by Alexandra Sedgwick June 6, 2024

$Anti-fracking campaigners deserve our gratitude, not a prison term$

Fracking

Anti-fracking campaigners deserve our gratitude, not a prison term

Greenpeace responds to jail sentences handed down to three anti-fracking protesters in Lancashire

by Greenpeace UK Press Office September 25, 2018

Climate change

Climate summit on hold, climate emergency still on

Commenting on official reports that the COP26 climate talks have been postponed, John Sauven, executive director at Greenpeace UK said: “The decision to postpone the climate talks in Glasgow was inevitable…

by Stefano Gelmini April 1, 2020

Wind turbine and smoke emitted by coal power plant cooling towers

Net zero, explained

Net zero is the term used to describe reducing emissions to effectively zero, in order to tackle climate change.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson January 22, 2024

Climate change

Factcheck: Australia’s unprecedented fires are down to climate change, not arson

A lot of information has been circulating online that puts all the blame for Australia's unprecedented fires on arson or green policies – anything other than climate change. Spreading the myth that fires were deliberately lit is dangerous and wrong. Here is a factcheck tackling some of the rumours.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson January 20, 2020