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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.
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    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

  • Camila Speziale at the Leninsky District Court of Murmansk. © Greenpeace
    Stories
    Climate ArcticSunrise AboutUs Oil Amazon

    From the Arctic to the Amazon, peaceful protests will continue

    Peaceful activism is vital when governments fail to respond to catastrophic climate change and nature destruction. Disproportionate responses are purely to intimidate people who stand up to companies and countries that are causing serious harm to our wellbeing, planet and future.

    Mads Christensen •
    29 Jun 2023
    6 min read
  • Great Barrier Reef Mass Coral Bleaching Event © Dean Miller / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Climate

    Why the surge of climate change cases in front of international courts and tribunals matters

    2023 is witnessing a new phenomenon in the climate justice movement — the surge of climate justice cases in front of international courts and tribunals. Here is what it means:

    Louise Fournier, Erlend Tellnes and Rosie Rogers •
    21 Jun 2023
    3 min read
  • Penguin Ice Sculptures in Buenos Aires. © Sebastian Pani / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Oceans

    How we got an Global Ocean Treaty – and what comes next

    It has taken decades, but we finally have a Global Ocean Treaty that can deliver the protection the oceans desperately need.

    James Hanson •
    19 Jun 2023
    7 min read
  • Nuclear Testing Action at Taj Mahal in India. © Greenpeace / Steve Morgan
    Stories
    Nuclear

    A heating world can’t afford a cold war

    We are at a critical juncture where the focus should be on strengthening multilateralism for peace and climate, rather than promoting false solutions and profit mongering. The increase in nuclear weapons does not make our world safer and cannot address today’s challenges, quite the contrary.

    Mads Christensen •
    19 Jun 2023
    4 min read
  • Humpback whales in South Pacific. © Doug Perrine / SeaPics.com
    Stories
    Oceans

    Whales always had voices. Roger Payne helped the world hear them

    Payne was an inspiration and friend to Greenpeace activists during and far beyond the iconic “Save The Whales” campaign.

    Chris Greenberg •
    13 Jun 2023
    6 min read
  • The Eco Elixirs team Angel Chukwudi-Denis, Fortune Mmesomachukwu and Favour Chinecherem
    Stories
    Climate AlternativeFutures

    The creativity of youth is changing mindsets on climate change

    All over the world people are coming together to build a better future for their communities and themselves, despite challenging situations. Their experiences don’t hit the headlines, but offer some ideas about how humankind can live in a modern world and counter the neoliberal, capitalist system.

    Renata Nitta and Fabian Ogochukwu •
    9 Jun 2023
    6 min read
  • People fill their buckets from a municipal water tanker on May 20, 2022, in Lahuriya village, 65 kms (40 miles) from Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. A severe heatwave has caused drought-like conditions in vast swathes of India's agricultural heartlands from north to south. India is particularly vulnerable to drought as its agriculture sector is heavily dependent on timely, uninterrupted natural weather cycles for its survival. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images
    Stories
    Climate Fires Forests ExtremeWeather Photography

    Climate emergencies photos from the year so far

    As we celebrate World Environment Day today, it makes me incredibly proud to be a part of a group of pioneers across the globe.

    Sudhanshu Malhotra •
    5 Jun 2023
    3 min read
  • Eco Shape Shifters and Ubuntu Hub activists protesting against load shedding in Johannesburg, South Africa
    Stories
    EnergyRevolution

    Young professionals take on South Africa’s energy crisis with Common Power 

    In South Africa, Common Power is uplifting community energy initiatives by young professionals to help address the energy crisis

    Jeanette Meyer & Ellie Kouremenou •
    2 Jun 2023
    3 min read
  • Bees on Blossoms in Germany. © Axel Kirchhof / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Climate Food

    10 big secrets of bees

    How much do you know about honey bees? Here are 10 small but important, cute but great stories about bees that we have encountered.

    Greenpeace East Asia •
    2 Jun 2023
    5 min read
  • Pride Parade in Bangkok. © Panumas Sanguanwong / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Peace Climate

    The disproportionate impact of climate crisis on the LGBTQIA2S+ community

    Marginalised communities such as LGBTQIA2S+ are most affected by the climate crisis because they are more likely to experience poverty, discrimination and violence, limiting their ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions.

    Shanthuru Premkumar & Lina Atanasova •
    1 Jun 2023
    3 min read
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