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  • Geneva Streets Painted Black to Call Out Big Oil’s Chokehold on Global Plastic Treaty Talks. © Samuel Schalch / Greenpeace
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    Plastics

    Still no Plastics Treaty: How the fossil fuel industry keeps polluting negotiations

    It’s time for world leaders to confront the elephant in the UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiation room: Big Oil.

    Sarah King •
    19 Aug 2025
    7 min read
  • "Made for the bin?!" Action against Fast Fashion in Vienna.
    Stories
    Plastics

    How fast fashion fuels climate change, plastic pollution, and violence

    We all have to wear clothes, and they need to be affordable for everyone. But there is a better way.

    Helle Abelvik-Lawson •
    22 Sep 2023
    12 min read
  • Nuclear Power Plant Philippsburg. © Bernd Hartung / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Nuclear, Peace

    6 reasons why nuclear energy is not the way to a green and peaceful world

    With the costs and efficiency of renewable energy solutions improving year on year, and the effects of our rapidly changing climate accelerating across the globe, we need to take an honest look at some of the myths being perpetuated by the nuclear industry and its supporters. Here are six reasons why nuclear power is not…

    Mehdi Leman •
    18 Mar 2022
    8 min read
  • Crew of the Greenpeace. © Greenpeace / Robert Keziere
    Stories
    50Years

    A Brief History of Environmentalism

    Anthropologists have found evidence of human-induced animal and plant extinctions from 50,000 BCE, when only about 200,000 Homo sapiens roamed the Earth. We can only speculate about how these early humans reacted, but migrating to new habitats appears to be a common response.

    Rex Weyler •
    5 Jan 2018
    8 min read

  • Greenpeace Ukraine open in Kyiv © Uliana Basova / Greenpeace
    Stories
    AboutUs Chornobyl Nuclear Peace

    Greenpeace Ukraine: demonstration of bravery

    Greenpeace Ukraine Director Natalia Gozak reflects on the history of Greenpeace and Ukraine as the new office opens in Kyiv.

    Natalia Gozak •
    10 Sep 2024
    3 min read
  • Greenpeace Ukraine staff in Kyiv © Kostyantyn Holinchenko / Greenpeace
    Press Releases
    AboutUs Chornobyl Peace

    Greenpeace opens new office in Kyiv, Ukraine

    “Proud” and “hopeful” moment; the newest Greenpeace office will focus on fighting crimes against nature and driving green reconstruction

    Greenpeace International •
    10 Sep 2024
    3 min read
  • Activist at the Pripyat ferris wheel © Shaun Burnie / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Chornobyl Nuclear Peace

    Grim nuclear anniversary: Zaporizhzhia must not repeat Chornobyl

    Chornobyl is one of the most recognised synonyms for disaster in the world. Its legacy is a universal reminder of the horrific consequences of nuclear power when things goes wrong. But with Russian military and government presence at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, history risks repeating itself.

    Shaun Burnie, Jan Vande Putte and Daryna Rogachuk •
    26 Apr 2024
    4 min read
  • Two radiation investigators in blue protective suits and masks collect samples
    Press Releases
    Chornobyl EnergyRevolution Health Nuclear

    Greenpeace investigation challenges nuclear agency on Chornobyl radiation levels

    Radiation levels in areas where Russian military operations occurred were found to be at least three times higher than the estimation by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

    Greenpeace International •
    20 Jul 2022
    3 min read
  • Person in a white protective overall and mask uses radiation detection equipment along a road lined with trees in the Chornobyl nuclear exclusion zone.
    Press Releases
    Chornobyl EnergyRevolution Health Nuclear

    Greenpeace radiation investigation at Chornobyl to assess accuracy of IAEA data

    Near the ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, radiation experts are examining abandoned Russian positions for radioactive contamination.

    Greenpeace International •
    18 Jul 2022
    2 min read
  • Abandoned baby shoes in a Pripyat kindergarten. © Greenpeace
    Stories
    Chornobyl Nuclear

    Chornobyl: Putin’s war in Ukraine renews nuclear dangers and memories of 1986 disaster

    Tuesday 26 April marks the anniversary of one of the most significant events in the history of Ukraine and all of Europe.

    Greenpeace International •
    26 Apr 2022
    4 min read
  • The Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant
    Press Releases
    Nuclear Chornobyl Fukushima

    Interactive map and new risk analysis reveals severe hazards at Ukraine’s nuclear plants caused by Russian invasion

    The extent of the nuclear threat posed by Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine is unprecedented, new Greenpeace International mapping and technical analysis shows.

    Greenpeace International •
    6 Apr 2022
    3 min read
  • Radiation Measurement in Chernobyl. © Jan Grarup / Noor / Greenpeace
    Press Releases
    Climate Peace Nuclear Chornobyl Fukushima

    New analysis on severe nuclear hazards at Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine – only solution is immediate end to war

    Russia's invasion of Ukraine poses an unprecedented nuclear threat, according to analysis on severe hazards at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

    Greenpeace International •
    2 Mar 2022
    5 min read
  • Taking Milk Samples in Ukraine. © Denis Sinyakov / Greenpeace
    Stories
    EnergyRevolution Climate Health Nuclear Chornobyl Fukushima

    Do we need a new Chornobyl?

    Ranked as the worst nuclear disaster to date, Chornobyl is a quarter of a century older than Fukushima. But it still presents challenges that authorities haven’t figured out how to address.

    Andrey Allakhverdov •
    23 Apr 2021
    3 min read
  • Forest Fire near Chornobyl. © Greenpeace
    Stories
    EnergyRevolution Health Fires Nuclear Chornobyl

    Chernobyl still burns

    2020 saw the biggest fires recorded in the Chornobyl exclusion zone to date, one of the largest wildlife areas in Europe. The area will take years to recover.

    Rashid Alimov •
    23 Apr 2020
    4 min read
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