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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

  • This is the planned route of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
    Stories
    Forests EnergyRevolution

    Gazprom wants to build a gas pipeline through a unique nature reserve

    As if fossil fuels weren’t bad enough already. Now Gazprom wants to build the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline through the unique Kurgalsky Nature Reserve.  

    Irina Kozlovskikh •
    5 Dec 2017
    2 min read
  • Polar Bear on Sea Ice in Baffin Bay © Greenpeace
    Stories
    Oceans

    Great news for the Arctic AND the Antarctic!

    Today is a great day for oceans at both ends of the earth. Last night, governments from around the world agreed to protect a huge part of the Arctic Ocean against all commercial fishing.

    Louisa Casson •
    1 Dec 2017
    2 min read
  • Yulin Coal Industry in China © Nian Shan / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Coal EnergyRevolution

    Samsung: fuelling climate change

    As extreme weather increases, the world is being forced to wake up to the realities of climate change. The good news is that every day more and more people are coming together, taking action to ensure a greener future for us all.

    Insung Lee •
    29 Nov 2017
    2 min read
  • 2017 Beijing Design Week © Greenpeace / Wendi Wu
    Stories
    Oceans Food Health Consumption

    Why we should MAKE SMTHNG instead of going shopping

    At the start of the holiday shopping season, we want to invite you to make something with us. In cities around the world, makers are gathering to demonstrate how we can unite to create unique alternatives to buying something new.

    Lu Yen Roloff •
    9 Nov 2017
    4 min read
  • Activists Block Entrance to RWE Coal Plant in Eemshaven © Bas Beentjes / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Coal Health EnergyRevolution

    5 reasons why coal is on the way out

    While some politicians  – ahem, Trump! – are trying to prop up the fossil fuel industry, there’s been a quiet revolution happening around the world. People are ditching coal –…

    Lauri Myllyvirta •
    25 Oct 2017
    3 min read
  • Greenpeace smartphone repair cafe in Beijing. © Wendi Wu / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Coal Health Consumption

    How green is your tech?

    While it probably came out of a pretty box, if you could look through this screen back through the steps involved in making your shiny device, the picture you would see would likely be far from pretty: a supply chain still reliant on dirty energy sources fueling climate change, dangerous mining practices, hazardous chemicals, and…

    Gary Cook •
    17 Oct 2017
    4 min read
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    Consumption Oceans

    The Ocean Plastic Crisis

    "Plastics!" This became one of the most famous film lines from the 1960s era. In the film The Graduate, young university graduate, Ben (Dustin Hoffman) appears annoyed and distracted when his wealthy American parents stage an elaborate party to show him off to their peers. A family friend approaches him and says, "Ben I have…

    Rex Weyler •
    15 Oct 2017
    7 min read
  • COP21: Arc de Triomphe Sun Action in Paris.
    Stories
    EnergyRevolution Health

    Activists around Europe #RiseUp for a cleaner future

    It was only two years ago when, during the Paris Climate Conference, we displayed our first giant Sun in Paris to demand that our world leaders tackle climate change by replacing dirty fossil fuels with clean renewable energy.

    Cristiana De Lia •
    10 Oct 2017
    3 min read
  • Forest near Lake Blecktjärnen in Sweden © Edward Beskow / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Forests

    The many faces defending the Great Northern Forest

    “Hi, would you like to have your photograph taken to help protect the Great Northern Forest?” Earlier this year, we took to the streets to ask people this very question. Our dream is that the critical forest landscapes in this beautiful forest should be protected.

    Ethan Gilbert •
    6 Oct 2017
    2 min read
  • Murdered Wixárika leader, Miguel Vázquez Torres. © Nelson Denman
    Stories
    Peace 50Years

    Violence against Indigenous peoples destroys our common home

    Indigenous lands contain vast biological diversity. These communities are fighting not only to preserve their cultures but also to preserve what is left of Earth's wild ecosystems.

    Rex Weyler •
    7 Jul 2017
    7 min read
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