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Why the UNEP 1.5°C overshoot report must be an urgent call to action on climate change
The UNEP’s new report ‘Limiting Overshoot’ outlines a pathway called “overshoot, peak and decline” to minimise and adapt to the impacts of an exceedance and an eventual return to 1.5°C.
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The human, environmental and economic cost of the war on Iran
Six months into the US-Israeli war on Iran, people are paying the price in lives, environmental damage and higher bills. The crisis shows how dependence on fossil fuels leaves people exposed to volatile prices and future shocks.
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What the ‘natural’ disasters of 2026 reveal about climate change
Record-shattering global temperatures across land and sea are the grim reality of climate crisis, and the reason we need an immediate transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energies.
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The energy and environmental impact of AI and how it undermines democracy
How does AI affect the environment? From data centre pollution in New Jersey to economic threats in Ireland, we look at how the tech boom impacts global ecosystems.
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Amazon rainforest wrecker and world’s biggest meat company JBS is now expanding into Southeast Asia
Behind closed doors, one of the biggest drivers of the climate crisis isn't an oil company - it’s a global meat dynasty.
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CBD COP17: What does it really mean to protect 30% of the planet?
From Thailand’s coast to the Brazilian Amazon, communities are showing what effective, rights-based conservation looks like.
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‘Stop This Shit!’: Greenpeace activists paint 500m² slogan at factory farm threatening UNESCO protected wetlands
The protest targeted a project on the Croatian border with Hungary by poultry giant MHP, Europe’s largest chicken producer, which is expected to produce 1.8 million chickens a year.
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Why the world’s financial system matters for the climate
The IMF and World Bank occupy a powerful position in the global financial architecture, and must adapt and respond to today’s polycrisis rather than further exacerbating it.
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We are losing biodiversity by the minute, and Ikea is still part of the problem
While politicians move at a snails pace to write protections into law, destruction hasn't paused. Logging companies are still cutting down trees in the very places proposed for future protection. Right in the middle of this is Ikea, the world's biggest furniture store.
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Greenpeace report: Ikea’s hunger for wood destroys Europe’s precious forests
Ikea says it wants to use its size to make sustainable wood sourcing the global norm. That ambition must start with a clear commitment: no wood from forests that need protection. Ikea has the power to help change an entire industry. It needs to lead by example, starting with the wood in its own furniture.
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Finance meeting: Tax the wealthiest polluters to fund climate action
“To fund a fair and resilient future for generations to come, governments must be able to redesign tax systems so they benefit the majority, not just the wealthiest.
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Greenpeace Pictures of the Week
Fighting plastic pollution with Muay Thai in Bangkok, holding the line at 1.5° in Fiji, and camping out for fair housing in Madrid, here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace work around the world this week.
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Justice for Sagunto 11: Inside a court victory for our rights and freedoms
A Spanish court has acquitted 11 Greenpeace activists over a peaceful protest against fossil gas at the Port of Sagunto. Greenpeace’s Daniel Simons explains what the ruling means for the activists and the wider fight to defend the right to protest.
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The Drava flows through my veins: we are fighting to save the Amazon of Europe from factory farms
The Chicken King wants to build another industrial megafarm next to Croatia's largest drinking water source. Residents are organising against forced industrial farms.