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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

  • Lively colourful street art on the wall of a brick building in Romania pictures the transition from a community centred on mining to a one producing its own clean energy, with solar panels and people riding bikes instead of wielding pick axes. Yellow Greenpeace banner with black writing calls for a just transition for the Jui Valley region (Valea Jiului in Romanian).
    Stories
    Climate Coal EnergyRevolution

    From ‘Valley of Tears’ to land of clean energy communities

    In a world moving away from fossil fuels, few areas need more support in this transition than those where local history, identity and jobs were shaped by the coal industry. This is the story of Jui Valley's brave quest for a just transition in Romania.

    Vlad Catună •
    13 Dec 2022
    4 min read
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    Forests

    An address from an Indigenous Namblong woman to COP15 Executive Secretary

    Orpha Novita Yoshua is a young Indigenous Namblong woman from the Grime Nawa Valley in West Papua, Indonesia attending the Biodiversity COP15 in Montreal, Canada.

    Orpha Novita Yoshua •
    12 Dec 2022
    3 min read
  • Rajen Naidoo.
    Stories
    EnergyRevolution

    Just transition: Air pollution by oil giants is trapping impoverished communities into generations of injustice

    The “just-transition” cannot only focus on how the new green world caters for those affected by the energy transition, it must account for those that live with the legacy of pollution

    Prof Rajen Naidoo •
    12 Dec 2022
    4 min read
  • Stories
    Forests

    What is wrong with “Nature Positive”?

    “Nature Positive” is more focused on saving a failed economic model than on protecting biodiversity.

    Marília Monteiro Silva •
    9 Dec 2022
    4 min read
  • Indigenous environmental activists, one with a traditional headdress hold placards protesting false climate / nature solutions at COP15.
    Stories
    Forests

    Meet 4 inspiring Indigenous Leaders at COP15 

    Meet four of the Indigenous Leaders who have travelled to COP15 to voice the need to recognise Indigenous and traditional land rights.

    Agnès Le Rouzic •
    7 Dec 2022
    5 min read
  • Stories
    Climate

    Greenpeace Volunteers: “You have to act for the change you want to see.”

    Greenpeace volunteers are concerned citizens from around the world taking action to protect people and the planet. 

    Tan Lee Kuen •
    5 Dec 2022
    9 min read
  • Fire and Deforestation in Porto Velho in the Amazon in Brazil. © Nilmar Lage / Greenpeace
    Stories
    Fires Forests Amazon

    4 years of Amazon destruction

    The destruction of the Amazon rainforest has been a hallmark of Jair Bolsonaro's time as president of Brazil. During his term, a total of 45,586 km² was lost, a 53% increase compared to the previous four years.

    Diego Gonzaga •
    2 Dec 2022
    2 min read
  • Mobilization against Fuel Poverty in France.
    Stories
    EnergyRevolution Oil Peace

    Four ways Europe’s governments must respond to the global energy crisis

    It’s a volatile time for Europe. War. Historically high gas, oil, and electricity prices. High inflation. Looming recession. Climate crisis. Soon, winter will arrive, leaving people at risk of a choice between being able to afford to heat their homes or cook their meals.

    Marie Bout •
    2 Dec 2022
    7 min read
  • Timber from a PMFS in Brazil.
    Stories
    Climate Forests Oceans

    3 demands we’re making for biodiversity at COP15

    The stakes are high. Protecting nature is central to our livelihoods, our health, our well-being, and our welfare, as well as mitigating the risk of climate disasters and adapting to climate change.

    Agnès Le Rouzic •
    30 Nov 2022
    4 min read
  • "Stop Wisting" Protest at Equinor Garden Party, Norway.
    Stories
    Wins

    Good news stories from around the world – November

    Celebrating the wins and the good news that spur us on in our fight for people and the planet.

    Greenpeace International •
    30 Nov 2022
    4 min read
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