About Greenpeace About Greenpeace Greenpeace defends the natural world from destruction. We transform politics, industry and society to create a greener and fairer world. by Fran Grobke August 12, 2019
Climate change Civil society statement on energy independence and spring statement We are writing as a coalition of 37 civil society groups to call on the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the Business Secretary to ensure the upcoming energy independence plan… March 15, 2022
Oceans Historic UN Ocean Treaty agreed – Greenpeace statement New York, 4 March 2023 - A historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations. by James Hanson March 4, 2023
Climate change Factcheck: Australia’s unprecedented fires are down to climate change, not arson A lot of information has been circulating online that puts all the blame for Australia's unprecedented fires on arson or green policies – anything other than climate change. Spreading the… by Helle Abelvik-Lawson January 20, 2020
Plastic The UK’s Largest Plastic Waste Survey Reveals 1.7 Billion Pieces of Plastic Packaging Still Being Thrown Away by Households Weekly The Big Plastic Count found that UK households discard an estimated 90 billion plastic pieces annually, with only 17% being recycled domestically. by Alexandra Sedgwick April 16, 2024
Climate change How 2019 party manifestos measured up on climate change and nature The next government will be in power during a crucial time when the climate and nature emergencies need to be tackled head-on. Greenpeace policy experts have ranked the party manifestos… by Jamie Woolley November 28, 2019
Climate change Sacrifice zones: the places being destroyed by our toxic system – and the dangerous ‘climate solutions’ that could make them worse The existence of sacrifice zones shows how our system values some lives over others. But some climate solutions are set to sacrifice even more places to environmental crises. by Maja Darlington April 19, 2021
Environmental justice Taxing fossil fuel giants could raise $720 bn by 2030 to help world’s poorest with climate damages, new report finds A tax on the extraction of fossil fuels in the world’s richest advanced economies could raise $720 billion by the end of the decade to support the world’s… by Joe Evans April 29, 2024
Oceans UK ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty: briefing for policymakers To demonstrate its commitment to global ocean protection, the government must ratify the Global Ocean Treaty into UK law before the general election. It must also develop proposals for ocean… April 22, 2024
