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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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Sharks
Hannah Stitfall is joined by Isla Hodgson who's got some astonishing shark facts up her sleeve. We'll also meet Shaama Sandooyea, a climate activist who staged the world's first ever underwater climate protest.
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PICTURES: ‘Our ocean is not for sale’: Greenpeace Greece calls on leaders in Athens to act
Ahead of the Our Ocean Conference taking place in Athens this week, Greenpeace Greece activists reminded decision-makers of their duties to safeguard ocean life, through spectacular displays on the iconic Acropolis Hill and under the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounio.
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Scientists and NGOs call for Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica and Colombia to ratify the UN High Seas Treaty to deliver 30×30 in the High Seas
Greenpeace joins Jocotoco Conservation Foundation, Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos Science Center, MigraMar to call on CAMR to ratify Global Oceans Treaty.
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PICTURES: Protest in open sea against Russian oil shadow fleet
Greenpeace Nordic activists protest against a bunker vessel fuelling the Russian so-called shadow fleet off the Swedish island Gotland: 'Oil fuels war. People want peace'
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IKEA furniture destroys some of Europe’s last remaining ancient forests
Furniture manufacturers producing for IKEA are sourcing wood from some of Europe’s last remaining old-growth forests in the Romanian Carpathians, including in Natura 2000 protected areas, new report finds.
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Nature Crime Files – Romania
When companies turn vibrant old-growth forests into fast furniture and governments allow this to happen, it is up to us to stop that violence against our basis of life.
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Victory for Swiss Senior Women for Climate Protection: Climate protection is a human right
The association of the Swiss Senior Women for Climate Protection, whose members took action against Switzerland for violating their human rights by failing to set sufficient climate targets have won a historic victory
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Financial institutions are funding deforestation in the Amazon
Greenpeace Brazil’s new report exposes how banks are granting credit to farmers implicated in deforestation and other irregular activities in the Amazon.
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People of the Sea
Hannah Stitfall speaks with lifelong fisherman Jerry Percy and freediver Hanli Prinsloo about who the oceans are for. We'll also meet Frida Bengtsson, a researcher who focuses on fisheries, tells her success story of working with fisheries in the Barents Sea.
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3 strategies employed by Big Meat and Dairy to make sure that scientific findings line up with corporate profits
To protect their interests, Big Meat and Dairy companies wield political influence to counter potential regulations and use marketing ingenuity to maintain consumers’ trust. Influencing science and the use of science more broadly is a central tactic.