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‘Certified sustainable palm oil is a con’

Consumers are being misled by a labelling scheme widely used by UK supermarkets to claim that the palm oil they use is 100% certified sustainable, says Greenpeace.   Analysis published today by Greenpeace International in its report Burning Down the House…

Amazon deforestation highest in over a decade

São Paulo, November 18 – Amazon deforestation from August 2018 to July 2019 is up 30% compared with the same period in 2017/18 according to official data released today [1] by the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE). Despite the data period ending just before this year’s fires were at their height, deforestation…

BP’s profits plunge following oil price crash

In response to the release of BP’s first-quarter results, Charlie Kronick, oil finance analyst for Greenpeace UK, said: “Today as profits tumble BP is shaping the future of the company, but more importantly the future of the climate. BP and the rest of the oil industry are still running the…