The good news is that senior energy department officials have been facing pressure from MPs to cut South Africa's dependence on coal. The bad news is that a few MPs seem to think that nuclear energy can help to move beyond coal power.

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When you hear about Greenpeace taking action against shady fishing vessels, you may not think that fishing in Taiwan really impacts you. Well, it’s not true. Our planet is covered in ocean- 70% of the Earth is covered in water. That’s one big ocea... Read more >

Recently I've been writting a lot about externalities, and how they contribute to a corporation's profitability. What I've neglected is the flip side: that just as corporations should pay the full costs of their activities, so to should you and I.

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How much money do we really need to put into our fuel tanks - and into dirty hands?

Working for Greenpeace leaves me with a predicament each month- I know where petrol comes from, and often campaign against various companies; BP to name but one for o... Read more >

Extreme weather events will be more frequent in a warming world.

Anyone reading the news about recent extreme weather events will understandably be confused by the varied statements regarding the attribution of these events to climate change. ... Read more >

Making tuna sustainable

Following recent tests into the contents of tuna tins, Greenpeace UK has just launched a new tinned tuna sustainability ranking to encourage major retailers to provide tuna that is as possible.

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Pole and Line Fishermen Catch Tuna

Fishermen use pole and line fishing method to catch skipjack tuna. Pole and line fishing is a selective and therefore more sustainable way to catch tuna as only fish of a certain size are caught, leaving juveniles to grow to spawning age and replenish the stock in the future. Small bait fish are thrown over the side of the boat to lure the tuna to the water surface. The fishermen use the acceleration of the fish as they race to get their prey, hook them and fling them onto the ship's flat deck.

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Rainbow Warrior Arrives in Manila

The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior arrives in Manila for the last leg of its "Turn the tide" tour in Southeast Asia. Greenpeace is calling on President Benigno Simeon Aquino to commit to shift to 50% renewable energy by 2020 in the country. Greenpeace Southeast Asia is also celebrating its 10th year in the region with the arrival of the ship.

The Rainbow Warrior

Right now the Rainbow Warrior is on a tour to defend the Pacific Ocean. The ocean currently provides 60% of the world's tuna supplies, and supports tens of millions of people with both food and jobs. Yet d... Read more >

The most common question asked when I’m at a party and someone finds out I work for Greenpeace is: “What about nuclear energy?”

Most people don’t want to know about blocking whaling ships in an inflatable, or whether I recently climbed a smokestack o... Read more >

In the opinion piece "Mania for renewable energy has soon to come up against reality", Phillip Lloyd says renewable energy is not only a pipe dream, but that it is unnecessary. He could not be more wrong

Prof Lloyd qualifies reductions of our carbon ... Read more >

A while back I watched a documentary-type film called Oceans. The whole film was spectacular, but for me one piece was particularly striking.

Shot underwater, looking up towards the surface, we slowly panned over what looked like a bright red satin s... Read more >