We fight to put an end to polluting dirty energy projects. We challenge the power of fossil fuel corporations, bolster support for renewable and citizen-powered energy and seek to hold big polluters to account. We also work to stop the flow of money to dirty and destructive coal and nuclear industries.
Fossil fuel companies will fight tooth and nail to keep us locked to the path that gives them a few more years of profit - the path that sends us careening off a cliff. We must fight equally hard - harder - to grab the opportunity to take control of our own destiny. It may be our last chance.
We are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the generation that goes beyond coal and oil.
BREAK FREE from air pollution, oil spills, and injustice.
Take ActionWe stand in solidarity with Indigenous allies to protect water, land, wildlife and the right to protest.
Take ActionLet’s make the world know about this underwater treasure! Share with your friends the first images of the reef, taken…
Take ActionWhen politicians put oil and profit before people and planet, we need to hold them accountable. We need to use…
Take ActionTech companies are regularly pumping out a new ‘must have’, creating a cycle of waste where billions of electronics are…
Take ActionImagine if the data centres that drive our internet were powered by renewable energy, rather than dirty coal. If tech…
Take ActionFor millennia people lived in the Arctic alongside some of the most elusive and majestic animals, and in some of…
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January 2017
The internet will likely be the largest single thing we build as a species. Tasked with creating and then catering to the world’s insatiable appetite for messages, photos, and streaming…
May 2015
While there may be significant energy efficiency gains from moving our lives online, the explosive growth of our digital lives is outstripping those gains. Publishing conglomerates now consume more energy…
September 2014
Today, more and more people around the world rely on laptops, phones and tablets as an essential part of their everyday lives. However, the rate at which they purchase and…
June 2014
Arctic coastal states are keen to lay claim on the valuable resources found beyond their national boundaries, and they have all submitted applications to extend their polar seabeds. Governments and…
April 2014
From social media to music, streaming video, email and commerce, we are increasingly moving much of our lives online. But which companies are storing all of that data, and how…
July 2013
The deep sea is a place of myth and mystery, filled with weird and wonderful life forms, and vital to the survival of our planet. But now, this mostly unknown…
May 2013
The current way of managing the high seas puts short-term corporate interests before the long-term health of our oceans. Unless action is taken to restore and protect the health of…
April 2013
The Cool IT Leaderboard evaluates global IT companies on their leadership in the fight to stop climate change. The IT sector possesses the innovative spirit, technological know-how, and political influence…
August 2012
It is now very evident that the temperatures in the Arctic are warming due to climate change, with a resulting impact on sea ice. Over the past 100 years, average…
July 2012
The following analysis updates our evaluation of Apple to account for its recent clean energy announcements, and outlines the additional steps Apple should take to fulfill its laudable ambition to…
April 2012
How much energy is required to power the ever-expanding online world? What percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions is attributable to the IT sector? This report takes a look at…
April 2011
"How Dirty Is Your Data?" is the first ever report on the energy choices made by IT companies including Akamai, Amazon.com (Amazon Web Services), Apple, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft,…
January 2011
Greenpeace congratulates the electronics industry on making progress the many technical hurdles it has been facing - but we also show that the industry hasn't finished finding green solutions just…
October 2010
Our oceans are in crisis. Hardly a week goes by without another major study linking the loss of marine biodiversity with human activity. Scientists repeatedly warn that many ocean ecosystems…
March 2010
It is clear that as the energy demand of the internet grows, with the shift to cloud computing, the supply of renewable energy must also keep pace to prevent having…
February 2010
This briefing summarises a recent report from Greenpeace that pulls together evidence demonstrating the human health and environmental impacts of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) that contain brominated and chlorinated…
December 2009
It's time for the electronics industry to green-up: this report details the problems with toxic components, recycling and energy policies, explaining what the industry needs to do to lessen its…
August 2005
Expansion of the global market for electrical and electronic products continues to accelerate, while the lifespan of the products is dropping, resulting in a corresponding explosion in electronic scrap.
The phasing-out of the internal combustion engine in passenger cars will not only benefit the climate, it will also help solve the air pollution crisis and improve the quality of…
The Hothouse Earth study warns that with a heating of 3 or 4°C, Earth's "self-reinforcing feedbacks" -- wildfires, methane release, forest dieback, and so forth -- can drive the temperature…
“Greenpeace welcomes Sony's commitment to power its operations with 100% renewable energy, which is an important first step to becoming a leader on climate change. But a 2040 target is…
