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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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Forget about the price tag: the hidden cost of fast fashion
True sustainability demands a shift away from overproduction and overconsumption, yet fast fashion brands refuse to adopt this model because it threatens their profits.
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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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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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Fossilflation: how oil and gas prices drive inflation and how households can be protected
When oil and gas prices rise, people can end up paying more for essentials. The war on Iran has exposed this vulnerability again. Dependence on fossil fuels leaves people’s living…
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IKEA furniture destroys some of Europe’s last remaining ancient forests
Furniture manufacturers producing for IKEA are sourcing wood from some of Europe’s last remaining old-growth forests in the Romanian Carpathians, including in Natura 2000 protected areas, new report finds.
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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.
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Greenpeace creates new ‘boulder barrier’ in the UK’s most bottom-trawled offshore Marine Protected Area
Activists on board the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have successfully placed giant boulders onto the seabed in the Southern North Sea – the UK’s most bottom-trawled offshore Marine Protected Area (MPA) – forming an underwater barrier to prevent the destructive fishing method.
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Greenpeace disrupts NVIDIA’s CEO keynote speech at NVIDIA GTC Conference
Greenpeace Germany activists protested during NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote at NVIDIA GTC Conference. The activists projected “NVIDIA, clean up your dirty business” onto the stage and unrolled a banner with the same message referencing the environmental and ethical impact of the AI frenzy, enabled by the massive production of their chips for global markets.
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Indonesia’s protest ‘queens’ are a viral sensation. Here’s why their message on haze, climate and cost of living hits the spot
Courage and HOPE are contagious. As people protest around the globe to demand justice and a liveable planet, Greenpeace Indonesia’s climbers captured the moment.
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