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People don’t want more traffic – so why is the government spending £27bn on roads?
The coronavirus lockdown gave the UK a chance to experience low-traffic, clean streets – ideal for safe cycling and walking. So why is the government spending £27 BILLION on new roads for high-polluting private vehicles?
How supermarkets can halve plastic packaging
Supermarkets are under pressure to reduce plastic, but last year they produced more of it than ever. It doesn’t have to be that way though. Greenpeace has released a plan showing how supermarkets can half their plastic packaging by 2025. Here’s what they need to do.
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
How to make a reusable facemask – and why you should
Facemasks are now compulsory in many public places around the UK, and pandemic-related plastic pollution is on the rise. Here are two ways to make your own washable, reusable mask using an upcycled shirt – one without any sewing!
Defra’s proposed new law to curb deforestation is seriously flawed
Tesco’s deforestation claims are misleading the public
Don’t be fooled by Tesco’s social media ads – their industrial meat is fuelling the destruction of the Amazon.
Watch: the firefighters saving Indonesia’s forests
They destroyed an area of forest twice the size of Paris. Now palm oil company Gama are letting fires rage on their land. Greenpeace's volunteer firefighters are stepping up to stop the fires. Watch the video for the full story.
UPDATED: BP promised to produce much less oil. Two years later, they’ve changed their minds.
BP's new strategy drastically scales back the company's climate commitments from just a few years earlier
Why social justice is key to a green recovery
Politicians and activists around the world have been talking about a green economic recovery from coronavirus. It’s easy to think that this is just about making the economy more climate-friendly, but social justice is a key part of it too. Here’s why.