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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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Indigenous communities in danger of being erased from the map in Brazil
“We were already on this land before Brazil was Brazil,” Eliseu Lopes, Indigenous leader
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The Rainbow Ocean: 6 ocean species to celebrate Pride month with
As Pride month draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate some of the fabulous rainbow diversity found in our ocean critters.
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Oil and chemical giants lobbying against rules on microplastic chemicals, investigation reveals
"Their entire business model is still predicated on generating more waste and pollution, never mind the consequences. That's why we need firm government intervention..."
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From the Indian Ocean to the world
An open letter to world leaders from a Seychellois conservationist
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50 years of Greenpeace: Q&A with Rex Weyler
I was asked to host a series of virtual "mailbag" calls connecting activists across generations and regions. The outpouring of interest — and questions — from those at Greenpeace today was moving.
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A leader’s legacy. A people’s victory.
“As the Thai saying goes, ‘kill one, and thousands more are born’. No matter how powerful the people in power are, if the local communities stand together, we can win any fight.”
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Annual Report 2020
Keeping our people safe while still forging a pathway to a better, fairer, safer and greener planet was challenging for us all, personally and organisationally. We have learned a lot.
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Green(washing) finance: sustainability funds fail to live up to their name
Sustainability funds fail to redirect capital to sustainable activities to any significant extent when compared to conventional funds.
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Living through Sri Lanka’s biggest marine disaster
The apocalypse is here. These were the first thoughts that ran through my mind when news about the X-Press-Pearl began filtering in. Yellow shorelines were blackened with charred debris.
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Youth take Arctic oil to European Court
Youth activists and environmental groups file a historic application to bring the issue of Arctic oil drilling to the European Court of Human Rights