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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
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    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
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    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 East Asia Director Mario Damato. © Simon Lim / Greenpeace
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    AboutUs

    Remembering Mario Damato (1955-2024)

    When Mario Damato passed away in February 2024, we lost another Greenpeace warrior who made a significant imprint in the organisation.

    Jan Beránek •
    14 Mar 2024
    4 min read
  • people dressed in traditional Sri Lankan clothes stand in front of banner that says "People For Climate"
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    AboutUs RainbowWarrior

    Greenpeace marks launch of South Asia office in Sri Lanka with Rainbow Warrior ship tour

    Yesterday, Greenpeace officially launched its South Asia regional office in Colombo, Sri Lanka with the arrival of the iconic ship Rainbow Warrior, marking the beginning of the highly anticipated "People For Climate - Greenpeace Indian Ocean Ship Tour 2024" over the next 6 days.

    Greenpeace International •
    14 Feb 2024
    2 min read
  • Rex Weyler at Kinder Morgan Tank Farm in British Columbia. ©  Rogue Collective / Greenpeace
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    AboutUs

    Searching for warm data

    I'm trying to be a new kind of person. I don't mean a kind of person that has never existed before, but a new kind for me, personally.

    Rex Weyler •
    7 Feb 2024
    23 min read
  • Alain Connan (left) with Rémi Parmentier aboard the Sirius in the 1980s
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    AboutUs RainbowWarrior

    Alain Connan, 1933-2024

    Alain Connan, the former captain of several Greenpeace ships in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 91. The rainbow warrior was a key figure Greenpeace history, which he spent years helping to write.

    Greenpeace International •
    5 Feb 2024
    3 min read
  • Susie Newborn on Rainbow Warrior. © Greenpeace / David McTaggart
    Stories
    AboutUs RainbowWarrior

    Susi Newborn, 1950-2023

    Susi Newborn, one of the most skilled and effective activists in Greenpeace's 52-year history, passed away on the last day of December 2023.

    Rex Weyler •
    2 Feb 2024
    12 min read
  • A group of photos of different Greenpeace volunteers
    Stories
    AboutUs

    Greenpeace Volunteers: A collective force shaping a vision of a greener and fairer world

    Volunteers are at the heart of Greenpeace, united in their passion to take action for people and the planet. Here are some of their stories.

    Greenpeace International •
    5 Dec 2023
    7 min read
  • March to End Fossil Fuels in New York. © Tim Aubry / Greenpeace
    Stories
    AboutUs

    A new International Executive Director takes the Greenpeace helm

    I first volunteered for Greenpeace in 1992. A young, frustrated and impatient activist, I was inspired by Greenpeace's ability to speak truth to power.

    Mads Christensen •
    2 Oct 2023
    4 min read
  • A Russian coast guard officer is seen pointing a gun at a Greenpeace International activist as five activists attempt to climb the 'Prirazlomnaya,' an oil platform operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom platform in Russia’s Pechora Sea.
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    AboutUs ArcticSunrise Climate Oil

    Looking back on the Arctic 30 after 10 years

    Ten years ago today a group of activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise climbed Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya drilling platform in a peaceful protest. They became known as the 'Arctic 30'.

    Mads Christensen •
    18 Sep 2023
    4 min read
  • Climate Crisis Protest at ENI Headquarter - Italy. © Francesco Alesi / Greenpeace
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    Climate EnergyRevolution AboutUs

    Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon hit with ‘SLAPP’ lawsuit by fossil fuel company ENI

    While a devastating climate emergency ravages Italy this summer, fossil fuel giant ENI has today filed a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) against Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon.

    Greenpeace International •
    26 Jul 2023
    2 min read
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    Annual Report 2022

    2022 brought with it a world of polycrisis: pandemic, drought, floods, wildfires, a war in Europe and, once again, the threat of nuclear weapons. Yet, out of every crisis comes opportunity, including for transformational change.

    Greenpeace International •
    29 Jun 2023
    1 min read
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