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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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Why we need to protect places like the Lost City
Discovering the Lost City was the most exciting moment of Professor Gretchen Früh-Green's career, and it was all down to chance.
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In Deep Water
The oceans are facing more threats now than at any time in history. Yet a nascent industry is ramping up to exert yet more pressure on marine life.
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New Greenpeace report warns of ‘irreversible harm’ from deep sea mining
“The health of our oceans is closely linked to our own survival. Unless we act now to protect them, deep sea mining could have devastating consequences.”
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Roger Grace: an underwater photo legend
Last week we received the sad news that one of our great specialist underwater photographers who worked extensively with Greenpeace over the years, Dr. Roger Grace, has passed away.
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The crunch question on climate: How can I help?
I wanted my friends and family to keep speaking to me, so I started to explore new ways to have conversations with them about climate change and the environmental crisis.
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Nine ways humans have altered Earth’s Holocene climate
Global heating deniers claim that anthropogenic carbon emissions cannot be considered a major contribution to the heating of Earth's oceans and atmosphere. Here are nine ways they're wrong.
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Annual report 2018
In 2018 Greenpeace worked diligently to find ways to make rapid changes in these urgent times.
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G19 resolve must urgently translate into climate action – Greenpeace
“The G19 resolve to act on climate remains steadfast, but what we need now is rapid action to address the climate emergency."
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Greenpeace France blocks arrival of soya ship to stop forest destruction
Today, 50 activists from France, Germany, and the Netherlands, blocked a freighter carrying soymeal for animal feed, coming from the port of Cotegipe, Salvador in Brazil.
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The ‘Chernobyl’ mini-series has finished, but the real life catastrophe never ends
For many of us, the Chornobyl catastrophe is not history. The disaster itself continues, and its effects can still be felt today.