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

  • Climate Protest at COP 17. © Shayne Robinson / Greenpeace
    Stories
    AlternativeFutures

    An open letter to the man who could change how global taxes work

    Letter from a concerned father to Ramy Mohamed Youssef, Chair of the UN Tax Convention Committee, so he ensures the world gets a new fair global tax system.

    Fred Njehu •
    29 Apr 2024
    3 min read
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    AboutUs

    Embracing technology to change the world: the 1st Greenpeace-hosted Digital Transformation Conference for non-profits

    On May 15, non-profit tech leaders gather to share, learn and be inspired on how to digitally transform value-driven organisations. Join us!

    Luca Tiralongo & Maria Julia van Boekel Cheola Torres •
    27 Apr 2024
    3 min read
  • Protest against a Bunker Vessel Fueling the Russian ‘Shadow’ Fleet off the Swedish island Gotland. © Greenpeace / Will Rose
    Stories
    Oil

    Taking on the Russian oil shadow fleet

    In two inflatables, bringing a number of peace flags and a few buckets of white paint, we tracked the vessel and sent a message “OIL IS WAR - PEOPLE WANT PEACE” is now displayed in bold letters on the side of the vessel.

    Birgitte Lesanner •
    26 Apr 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
  • Reef Life in Big Island, Hawaii. © Lorenzo Moscia / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Oceans

    Emperor Seamounts – oases of life governments are failing to protect

    The Emperor Seamounts are rich in biodiversity that bottom fishing will continue to devastate if governments don't stop this destructive practice.

    Jeanette Meyer •
    24 Apr 2024
    3 min read
  • Waste Management and Recycling in Bogotá, Colombia. © Juan Pablo Eijo / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Consumption Plastics

    4 false solutions that won’t solve the plastic pollution crisis

    From recycling to bioplastics, here are 4 examples of approaches that fail to tackle the scale of the global plastic pollution crisis.

    Mehdi Leman •
    23 Apr 2024
    6 min read
  • Climate Strike in Patna, India. © Greenpeace
    Stories
    Wins

    Good News Alert! 10 wins for people and planet

    Notable wins in the climate, social and environmental justice space to inspire us in our fight for a better, greener, and fairer world for all.

    Greenpeace International •
    23 Apr 2024
    7 min read
  • COP 27 Don't Gas Africa Event
    Stories
    Oil Health

    TotalEnergies in Africa: A legacy of destruction

    Since 1956, TotalEnergies has driven and profited from the exploitation of Africa’s natural resources at an enormous cost to local communities and the environment.

    Charity Migwi •
    23 Apr 2024
    3 min read
  • El Bosque Community Affected by Climate Change Impacts in Mexico
    Stories
    Climate

    ‘Mami quiero mi casa” – “Mommy I want my home”

    For approximately five years, the El Bosque community in Tabasco, South East Mexico, has experienced severe consequences of the climate crisis and the entire community is in danger of disappearing.

    Safina Okumu, Maria Alejandra Serra Barney and Valentina Panagiotopoulou •
    22 Apr 2024
    5 min read
  • Banner at Dondora Dumpsite in Kenya. © Greenpeace / Selvin Marete
    Stories
    Plastics

    INC4: Canada must get the Global Plastics Treaty talks back on track

    This April, representatives from more than 170 global governments will come together in Canada to negotiate a UN global Plastics Treaty - a once-in-a-generation opportunity to begin to solve the plastic pollution crisis. What happens in Ottawa could determine whether the treaty succeeds or fails. 

    Graham Forbes & Sarah King •
    18 Apr 2024
    4 min read
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