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  • Public Transport 9 Euro Ticket Starts in Hamburg. © Gesche Jäger / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Consumption AlternativeFutures

    3 Reasons why flights are far cheaper than trains and why that has to change

    Ever tried planning a trip across Europe and wondered: why are flights so cheap while trains cost a fortune? How does that make any sense?

    Jackie Zamora
    27 Aug 2025
    3 min read
  • Night view of a chemical plant in New Sarpy, Louisiana.
    Publications
    Plastics Health Consumption

    Every Breath You Take

    This groundbreaking report maps the locations of petrochemical facilities linked to plastics in 11 countries.

    Greenpeace International
    22 Jul 2025
    1 min read
  • Waste Pickers Documentary Filming 2024 in Nairobi. © Caleb Mbuvi / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Plastics Consumption

    Ending plastic pollution in Africa: a matter of justice for African women and communities

    In Nairobi’s Dandora dumpsite, Joyce, a young mother rises each day not to farm her land or build her dream, but to scavenge through plastic waste to sell and feed her children.

    Dr Oulie Keita and Safina Okumu
    2 Jul 2025
    3 min read
  • Super-rich can spend these vast amounts of money for a few minutes in space just to realise “we need to protect Mother Earth” feels incredibly out of touch.
    Stories
    Climate Consumption

    Billionaire joyrides to space: the ultimate symbol of privilege and pollution

    While millions of people around the world are struggling to afford basic necessities, the super-rich and their friends are launching joyrides into space that cost tens of millions of dollars.

    Jackie Zamora
    17 Apr 2025
    4 min read
  • Fast Fashion and Waste Colonialism in Ghana. © Kevin McElvaney / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Consumption

    4 reasons why fast fashion will never be green

    Fast fashion brands flood the market with cheap, trendy clothing at an unsustainable rate, creating enormous environmental and social harm. Despite their attempts at greenwashing; their business model is fundamentally incompatible with true sustainability. Here are four key reasons why fast fashion will never be green.

    Mehdi Leman
    17 Mar 2025
    7 min read
  • Action on Tanker with Petrochemicals Destined for Plastic Production in South Korea.
    Stories
    Plastics Consumption Actions

    The unfinished fight: A journey toward a strong global plastics treaty

    It has been more than two months since we boarded a plastics industry tanker in Daesan, South Korea, to highlight the urgent need for an effective plastics treaty.

    Alex Wilson
    17 Feb 2025
    5 min read
  • Greenpeace International activists board a tanker in South Korea carrying petrochemicals destined for plastic production. © Jung Taekyong / Greenpeace
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    Plastics Consumption

    The fight continues, no treaty yet: Global Plastics Treaty negotiations fail to deliver agreement

    The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) for a Global Plastics Treaty ended with no final agreement in place today. Instead, leaders will. meet again to deliver the final treaty.

    Greenpeace International
    1 Dec 2024
    1 min read
  • A flag with a giant eye composed of thousands of portraits from around the world, by artist Dan Acher in collaboration with Greenpeace East Asia Seoul. The flag features faces of diverse supporters including public figures like William Shatner, James Cromwell, and João Pacífico. Together, these images represent a united call for a treaty that cuts plastic production, eliminates single-use plastics, and sends a clear message: the world is watching.
    Press Releases
    Climate Oceans Consumption Plastics

    At Plastics Treaty Talks, Greenpeace warns world leaders: ‘We are watching’

    Created by artist Dan Acher in collaboration with Greenpeace East Asia Seoul, the We Are Watching flag features faces of diverse supporters and public figures.

    Greenpeace International
    25 Nov 2024
    2 min read
  • An activist holds a Greenpeace banner at Jamestown, a fishery town in Accra where textile waste is washed into the sea.
    Stories
    Consumption

    4 African activists taking on fast fashion

    The Global North’s fashion addiction is fueling environmental disasters across Africa. Here are four activists from the continent pushing back on fast fashion.

    Angelo Louw
    12 Sep 2024
    1 min read
  • Louw with a copy of his book at its launch this year
    Stories
    Peace Consumption

    Book Excerpt: The truth about Eco-fascism 

    South African climate justice activist and Greenpeace International Content Editor Angelo C. Louw shared with us an excerpt from his new book, in which he discusses the dangers of eco-fascism, often disguised as environmentalism.

    Angelo Louw
    5 Aug 2024
    1 min read
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