Patrick Aryee on filming with wildlife: ‘It makes you think about your place in the universe’
Wildlife documentary presenter Patrick Aryee on his work and his favourite mind-blowing facts about our natural world.
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Pesticide giant ignored warnings over ineffective safety measures used in world’s deadliest weedkiller, investigation reveals
Internal documents and a whistleblower reveal how global pesticide giant Syngenta and its predecessors knew for decades that a key 'safety' feature in its lethal paraquat-based weedkillers did little or nothing to prevent poisoning deaths – but continued to present it as effective to regulators and the public.
Turtles Under Threat: Ocean warming forces leatherback turtles to travel further for food
London, 15 January 2020 – New research in French Guiana supported by Greenpeace, reveals that rising ocean temperatures and changing sea currents are forcing Pacific leatherback turtles to travel almost twice the distance to reach new feeding grounds after leaving their nesting grounds.
Greenpeace races toy cars under Downing Street gates urging PM to put electric vehicles on ‘fast track to 2030’
Greenpeace activists drive miniature electric cars under the security gates of Downing Street, sending a direct and symbolic reminder to the Prime Minister that the climate crisis will not wait, and neither can the ban on new polluting vehicles.
‘Green Day’ or ‘Energy Security Day’ – Greenpeace briefing
On Thursday 30 March, the government is expected to announce a package of responses to the global race to lead on green tech advancement, Chris Skidmore’s Net Zero Review and last year’s High Court ruling that its current…
Coalition of civil society groups call for greater action on fuel poverty and to cut fossil fuels in upcoming Energy Independence Plan
Coalition of civil society groups call for greater action on fuel poverty and to cut fossil fuels in upcoming Energy Independence Plan 39 organisations spanning fuel poverty, social justice and environmental campaigns have today [15.03.2022] written to the government calling for greater support…
Giant octopus rises from the Thames at Parliament to demand sea-change in ocean protection
An inflatable octopus larger than a double decker bus rose from the Thames this morning outside the Houses of Parliament to demand a sea-change in the UK government’s approach to ocean protection. Despite this week’s welcome news that the government will back a moratorium on deep…
UK homes are the biggest energy-wasters in Europe, but it didn’t have to be this way
Britain’s homes are notoriously bad when it comes to energy efficiency, which means they use more gas, oil or electricity to heat. Insulating homes is one of the cheapest ways to cut carbon emissions, so why hasn’t it been done?
BP’s net zero carbon ambition includes lots more oil
BP’s new CEO is setting out his ‘net zero carbon ambition’ for the oil and gas giant. Bernard Looney wants the company to be seen as kinder and cleaner, committed to tackling climate change. But unless he pulls BP out of the fossil fuel business, anything else is just spin.
4 Covid-safe ways to volunteer with Greenpeace
You can still be a Greenpeace activist in 2021. Here’s how to volunteer and stay Covid-safe.
UK calls for global action to protect oceans – Greenpeace reaction
UK Government has backed the call for the protection of 30% of the oceans by 2030
Frack free three freed – Emma Thompson and Greenpeace respond
Three imprisoned anti-fracking activists were freed by the High Court today
Deep sea mining talks resume. Calls for moratorium grow louder
Kingston, Jamaica, 10 July 2023 — From today, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) will bring governments together in Kingston to discuss whether to allow deep sea mining to go ahead. Failure to reach an agreement in previous meetings means that yesterday, on July…
Amazon deforestation alerts in January are 5 times more than last year
Brazilian Space Agency INPE estimates that 430 km² of forest were cleared in just one month New Data from the Brazilian Space Agency INPE’s DETER-B deforestation monitoring system registered the highest rate of deforestation for the month of January…
Greenpeace climbers halt BP oil rig bound for the North Sea
Greenpeace activists have boarded a BP oil rig halting its progress as it sails out to start drilling new oil wells off the coast of Scotland