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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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Greenpeace air sampling in Geneva finds microplastics in urban air
As governments enter the second week of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, the research highlights an invisible but widespread part of the plastic pollution crisis.
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Greenpeace Pictures of the Week
From a demonstration at the plastic treaty in Switzerland to Sydney, in Bavaria, Germany, and a protest in Jakarta, here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace's work around the world this week.
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From Hiroshima to Gaza: defending peace
In 2025, whilst a genocide is underway in Gaza, war continues in Ukraine, and threats of nuclear escalation abound, the promise of "never again" rings with tragic irony.
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Greenpeace activists paint Geneva streets black to call out Big Oil’s chokehold on Global Plastic Treaty talks, demand UN kicks out fossil fuel lobbyists
Greenpeace activists created a symbolic trail of black oil on the entrance of the Palais des Nations to call out the undue influence of the fossil fuel industry in the negotiations.
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80 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki — time for a nuclear-free world for a peaceful, sustainable future
On August 6 and 9, 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, instantly claiming the lives of tens of thousands of people.
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UN tax talks could push polluters and billionaires to pay for harm to climate and nature
Practices like tax dodging and profit shifting are depriving countries of vital resources needed for development and climate goals.
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Indonesian fishers respond to US seafood company’s attempt to dismiss forced labour suit
This move is more than just a legal strategy; it is an attempt to avoid accountability, silence vulnerable workers, and protect corporate interests over human dignity.
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More businesses join the call for a strong UN Plastics Treaty, support global change
As the final scheduled UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations approach, the voices supporting and calling for an ambitious Treaty are getting louder.
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Greenpeace Pictures of the Week
From a demonstration in Mexico to a plastic picnic in Jakarta, to a climbing action in Scotland, UK, here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace's work around the world this week.
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The climate crisis hits health care in South Africa’s rural communities
Patients in South Africa's rural areas have to skip or stop medications for their chronic illness as storms and floods batter clinics.