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Climate change

Cold weather and climate change explained

The polar vortex isn’t something out of science fiction – it explains why we sometimes get freezing cold weather from climate change.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson March 22, 2021

Forests

New Amazon law “would be like plunging a dagger into the lungs of the world,” says Greenpeace

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Today,…

by Alison Kirkman May 20, 2020

Diver holding a Greenpeace banner saying

Oceans

New IPCC report shows critical need for accelerated climate action and oceans protection

Monaco, 25 September, 2019 - The launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on the Ocean and Cryosphere today, highlights the need for governments to urgently…

by James Hanson September 25, 2019

Wind turbine and smoke emitted by coal power plant cooling towers

Climate change

The 12 best tweets about the 2022 IPCC report

The 2022 IPCC report outlines exactly what we need to do to tackle the climate crisis. Many of the world’s leading activists, journalists and climate experts weighed in—here are some…

by Miranda Barrie April 6, 2022

Antarctic

Penguin facts – 9 fascinating things you might not know

Improve your knowledge about our loveable flippered friends with these fascinating facts about penguins

by Greenpeace UK January 20, 2021

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