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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

  • Greenpeace continues to confront a deep-sea mining ship in the at-risk Pacific region. © Martin Katz / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Oceans ArcticSunrise

    Deep sea mining will not start on our watch

    As long as the deep sea mining industry intends to plunder the seabed, we’ll be there to expose their reckless plan threatening the oceans.

    Maud Oyonarte •
    24 Nov 2023
    2 min read
  • Activists fill the streets of Nairobi to demand world leaders deliver a strong treaty for people, community and climate.
    Stories
    Plastics Oil Climate

    History in the making: Africa’s stand against the plastic pollution crisis at INC3

    I'm Natanya from Greenpeace Africa and last week I attended the third round of international negotiations for a Global PlasticS Treaty in Nairobi, Kenya. In case you missed it, here's what happened.

    Natanya Harrington and Gerance Mutwol •
    22 Nov 2023
    5 min read
  • A home is in torn up and in ruins after a cyclone.
    Stories
    ExtremeWeather

    My Pacific odyssey through cyclones, loss and damage, and the urgent need to make polluters pay

    I came to Vanuatu to hear about the locals’ experience of extreme weather and here I was, in my room, shin-deep in water, fighting for survival. 

    Shiva Gounden •
    21 Nov 2023
    5 min read
  • Global Day of Action COP27, Egypt.
    Stories
    Climate COP28

    What we need from COP28

    Here's what Greenpeace will be fighting for at COP28 for a fairer, safer, and more sustainable future for all.

    Gaby Flores •
    20 Nov 2023
    4 min read
  • Workshop about Solar Energy in Bailique - Amapá, Brazil. © Diego Baravelli / Greenpeace
    Stories
    AlternativeFutures

    Beyond GDP: Join the conversation about wellbeing economies

    Alternative Futures is all about listening to different voices and sharing multiple solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis we are facing, providing space for everyone to come together.

    Dorina de Jonge •
    20 Nov 2023
    3 min read
  • Fast Fashion Research in Kenya. © Kevin McElvaney / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Plastics Climate

    Global Plastics Treaty: A Lifeline for Africa

    Plastic pollution has far-reaching consequences on Africa’s health, environment and economy. This is why a strong Global Plastics Treaty is a lifeline for Africa.

    Gerance Mutwol •
    15 Nov 2023
    5 min read
  • Shopping Reflection Season in China. © Greenpeace / Yan Tu
    Stories
    Climate Consumption

    In China, Singles’ Day consumerism generates stress, but there’s no escape from e-commerce platforms

    E-commerce platforms are big in China, but consumers are sick of it. It's about time these platforms move beyond the bottom line and think about their responsibilities to both the consumer and the environment.

    Qilin Liu •
    10 Nov 2023
    3 min read
  • Following the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth held a day of protest against Shell, picketing Shell petrol stations. © Greenpeace / Jim Hodson
    Stories
    EnergyRevolution

    Make Polluters Pay: Why the fossil fuel companies that created the climate crisis must pay for the loss and damage they’ve caused

    Explore why it is imperative that the coal, oil and gas companies that have made the largest contribution to the climate crisis are held accountable for the devastation they have unleashed. 

    Martin Zavan & Quinndy Akeju •
    10 Nov 2023
    4 min read
  • Three-year-old Jaguar playing with a plastic bottle. Pantanal, Brazil, 2019.
    Stories
    Plastics Climate

    EU-Mercosur: the European Union’s dirty plastic secret

    While world leaders are negotiating a Global Plastics Treaty to end the age of plastic, the European Union is trying to push through a free trade agreement with the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) that will do exactly the opposite.

    Lis Cunha •
    9 Nov 2023
    3 min read
  • Desmond D’Sa.
    Stories
    EnergyRevolution

    The oil cartel has blood on their hands

    They are intent on destroying what is good for us, what is good for humanity. They want to profit on the scarcity and desperation they are creating. We have got to put humanity first, because we won't eat money and we won't live off the poison.

    Dr Desmond D'sa •
    6 Nov 2023
    4 min read
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