Greenpeace works hard to stop the tar sands. A large part of that work is done through producing scientific reports and other documents that look at the effects of tar sands.

Climate change

Greenpeace Canada’s newest initiative to share over 40 years of campaigning knowledge and action experience with anyone who wants to organize for change.

Buried below the Boreal Forest of northern Alberta is the world’s second largest oil reserve: the tar sands. Alberta’s oil is one of the world’s most carbon-intensive fuels, and rapid development of the tar sands could tip the scales towards...

Greenpeace is pushing forward a global campaign to create the largest protected area on Earth – an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary in the Weddell Sea. At 1.8 million square kilometers, this sanctuary would be larger than the provinces of BC and Alberta...