Greenpeace UK

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92% of the UK’s Marine Protected Areas do not have full protection from destructive fishing

Ninety-two per cent of the UK’s so-called Marine Protected Areas do not have site-wide protection against the most destructive types of fishing, a Greenpeace UK report reveals. The report, ‘All At Sea: How government inaction makes a mockery of UK marine protection’,…

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Greenpeace launch Operation Ocean Witness to patrol UK marine protected areas

For World Oceans Day, Greenpeace UK has launched Operation Ocean Witness.

Malaysia endures toxic legacy of UK plastic waste exports

A new Greenpeace report reveals the toxic legacy left by plastic waste shipped to Malaysia from countries like the UK, US, Germany and Italy

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Winging it: UK’s chicken boom is fuelling deforestation in South America

Greenpeace calls on supermarkets to set meat-reduction targets

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Government attacks on UK climate policy: get the facts

Ditching climate pledges for more oil and gas as the world burns would be political and economic folly.

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I’ve spent 8 years campaigning for the oceans: here’s what I wish more people understood

Easy answers can be tempting, but oversimplifying the ocean crisis can do more harm than good.

2021: Now is the time to tackle the climate, nature and health emergencies

Despite the turbulence of the last year, 2020 has shown the power of humanity to come together when faced with a crisis. It’s precisely that spirit we urgently need to solve the climate, nature and health emergencies that threaten us all.

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Greenpeace back with more boulders as government leaves 97% of protected areas open to destructive bottom trawling

Activists on the Greenpeace ship Esperanza have built a new underwater boulder barrier in the Offshore Brighton marine protected area in the English Channel, one of the UK’s most heavily bottom trawled protected areas.

UK supermarkets can halve throwaway plastic by 2025 by reducing plastic across 54 grocery categories

Supermarkets could make big cuts to the amount of plastic waste they produce by zeroing in on just a few ‘problem products’ responsible for a big chunk of their plastic footprint, a groundbreaking new report has found

A close up of a part of a city bridge covered in people, against a blue sky, another bridge and and some buildings. The people on the bridge carry red and blue flags. A large banner central in the frame, reading "What comes next is up to us". smaller banners either side in red and blue read "Open minds" and "Open hearts"

A vote for the climate is a vote to fix everything that’s wrong with the UK – here’s why

Political leaders are planning their pledges ahead of the next election. Here's how electing those bold enough to take strong action on climate would solve many of the UK’s most urgent problems

UK has worst heat pump sales record in Europe

The UK is lagging behind its European neighbours when it comes to switching to clean sources of home heating, as new data puts the UK last on heat pump sales and second last on installations per household

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How will climate change affect the UK?

Long and frequent summer heatwaves, more intense storms and flooding – and even freezing winters – are all signs of how global warming is affecting the UK

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Impact report 2019

Our annual report shows the work we undertook in 2019 to expose environmental abuse and to champion solutions that safeguard the long-term health of our planet. None of this would have been possible without the help of ordinary people deciding to do something from where they are –…

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UK worst of top Western European economies for green spending

The UK government ranks worst out of top 5 Western European economies on green spending, new Greenpeace analysis can reveal. Out of the biggest 5 Western European economies, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the UK, the UK government spends the least in total, and also comes…

Gulls swarm around a giant fishing net as it's pulled out of the water, weighed down with an enormous catch.

All at sea: how government inaction makes a mockery of UK marine protection

Greenpeace research shows that over 90% of UK MPAs are protected in name alone, with no meaningful, site-wide regulation on the most destructive fishing activity.