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Climate change

Warm Homes Plan statement

What’s needed to meet 2030 targets

February 26, 2024

A green and beige banner with little drawings of food and drinks across it, with two young boys wearing T-shirts reading

Plastic

Kids’ t-shirt design comp

Do you want to see your design on a Greenpeace t-shirt? If you're 0–17 years old, you can submit your artwork on the theme of plastic pollution by 17 March…

by Greenpeace UK February 22, 2024

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

Deep sea mining

BBC’s Hannah Stitfall to host new Greenpeace podcast on the wonders of the oceans

Oceans: Life Under Water is a brand new podcast hosted by wildlife filmmaker, broadcaster and zoologist Hannah Stitfall (BBC Springwatch and Winterwatch, The One Show and…

by Alison Kirkman February 19, 2024

A loose crowd gathered outside the gates to an industrial facility. Large banners read 'Black lives matter' and 'Stop the Edmonton Incinerator'.

Air pollution

Why plastic incineration is a social justice issue

Half of the plastic we throw away is being set on fire – and the most deprived communities are suffering the consequences.

by Greenpeace UK February 12, 2024

Climate change

Weak political, economic and climate leadership – Greenpeace response to Labour dropping £28bn green pledge

"This is a vision worth fighting for, not retreating from."

by Phil Richards February 8, 2024

Activists outside the grand entrance to Unilever's London office display a banner that says 'profit warning: plastic polluted money'.

Environmental justice

Unilever profit warning delivered by Greenpeace UK as activists scale HQ in plastic pollution protest

On the eve of Unilever’s profits announcement Greenpeace UK have scaled the company’s HQ erecting a huge sign reading 'PROFIT WARNING - Plastic Polluted Money'.

by Graham Thompson February 7, 2024

Activists dressed in suits perform as Shell shareholders. In the foreground, burning letters spell out 'our future'.

Climate change

Activists install burning ‘Your Future’ sign outside Shell HQ as company announces £22.4 billion annual profits

Greenpeace activists dressed as Shell board members partied around a burning sign reading ‘Your Future’ at a mock party outside the Shell headquarters as the company announced it made £22.4…

by Joe Evans February 1, 2024

Two puffins on a cliff above a beautiful bay

Fishing

Victory! Government bans sand eel fishing after Greenpeace campaign

Puffins will be eating better thanks to a Greenpeace-backed ban on fishing for sand eels - a vital food source for the iconic sea birds.

by Will McCallum January 31, 2024

View from inside a bin, a person putting a green plastic bottle into it, framed by the plastic bag lining the bin.

Plastic

UK’s Largest Household Plastic Waste Survey Returns Following Government Inaction

The return of Greenpeace UK and Everyday Plastic's The Big Plastic Count represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the public to influence the UN Global Plastics Treaty.

by Alexandra Sedgwick January 29, 2024

Screenshot from the TV show Succession. Main characters Tom and Greg stand face-to-face in a plush corporate lounge. The subtitle reads

Climate change

Succession writer Jesse Armstrong hands Greenpeace £25k to fight Shell lawsuit

Shell's lawsuit echoes Cousin Greg's attempt to sue Greenpeace during Season 3 of Succession.

by Joe Evans January 23, 2024