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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

  • Chikumbutso Ngosi, a founding member of the Feminist MacroEconomic Alliance - Malawi (FEAM)
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    AlternativeFutures

    #CitizenClimate Series 08: Chikumbutso Ngosi

    “Imagine a world where we prioritise the well-being of people and  our planet, its creatures, and future generations. A world where kindness prevails over judgement, and where understanding replaces prejudice.”

    Tan Lee Kuen •
    8 May 2024
    4 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
  • A climate change march with interfaith participants in Vatican City in 2015.
    Stories
    AlternativeFutures Peace

    5 reasons why people of faith are a powerful force in the fight against climate change and environmental crises

    Whether religious or atheist, faith guides many of us. Simply because success is not guaranteed in most struggles. Our energy and motivation sometimes find their source beyond logic and rationality. Here are five reasons why people of faith can be a powerful force for a liveable planet.

    Mehdi Leman •
    17 Mar 2024
    6 min read
  • Pacific Climate Activists hold an action in Vanuatu for Climate Justice during COP26. © Greenpeace
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    AlternativeFutures

    Wellbeing: Same Remedy For Gender Inequality and the Climate Crisis

    Instead of profit and infinite growth, our economies must prioritise the wellbeing of the planet and the people, starting from those historically impacted, such as women, girls, and non-binary people.

    Isadora Wronski, Marília Monteiro Silva and Camilo Sanchez •
    8 Mar 2024
    5 min read
  • WEF Snow Art Protest near Davos, Switzerland. © Emanuel Büchler / Greenpeace
    Stories
    AlternativeFutures

    Beyond economic growth: A wellbeing economy is the future

    With the World Economic Forum taking place in Davos now, Greenpeace and diverse organisations are advocating for systemic changes that prioritise people and the planet over endless growth.

    Marília Monteiro Silva, Isadora Wronski and Agnes Jezler •
    17 Jan 2024
    4 min read
  • Illustration of people at a protest holding placards
    Stories
    AlternativeFutures

    Earth needs a systems change that prioritises wellbeing

    We are currently facing the failure of a system based on infinite growth that puts profit before care for people and the planet. We need a systems change and to explore alternatives towards a future of a liveable planet.

    Sandra Laso •
    8 Dec 2023
    4 min read
  • Heroes’ Veto, pro-NGO Protest in Budapest © Bence Jardany
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    AlternativeFutures

    Greenpeace identifies nine principles of wellbeing societies beyond GDP

    A new Greenpeace publication sets out nine principles that put the wellbeing of nature, people and society before the need for making profit and growing Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

    Greenpeace International •
    23 Nov 2023
    2 min read
  • Growing the Alternatives chapter 3 cover
    Publications
    AlternativeFutures

    Growing the Alternatives

    To reach new places, we need to explore new paths. Only in this way will we achieve different realities, alternative futures shaped by equitable, collaborative societies committed to the environment.

    Greenpeace International •
    21 Nov 2023
    2 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
  • Kusum Lata and Other Residents in India. © Greenpeace / Vinit Gupta
    Stories
    AlternativeFutures

    World Cities Day 2023: Communities and movements shaping sustainable cities

    Celebrated annually on October 31st, World Cities Day highlights the importance of urban areas and their impact on our planet.

    Pujarini Sen •
    31 Oct 2023
    5 min read
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