Europe greenwashing with north Africa’s renewable energy, report says Greenpeace argues European-backed projects hamper countries’ ability to decarbonise their own economies The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025
Climate advocacy groups file two lawsuits against Trump administration Groups from Sierra Club to Greenpeace take aim at Trump’s drilling orders in term’s first environmental legal battles The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2025
Paul Watson: unshaken by prison and still fighting for whales Despite enduring five months of imprisonment in 2024, environmental activist Paul Watson remains more determined than ever to combat illegal whaling. Recently granted honorary citizenship by the city of Paris, he eagerly anticipates sharing his message at the UN Ocean Summit in Nice this June. Radio France Internationale · Feb 18, 2025
Philippines storm survivors join climate protest outside Shell HQ in London Greenpeace activists draw attention to worsening typhoons and demand accountability from major polluters The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
Activists smash display cases with typhoon-wrecked belongings at Shell’s London HQ Greenpeace activists swept broken glass into the doorways at the oil company’s HQ Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025
Greenpeace files an anti-intimidation case against an American fossil fuel pipeline company Greenpeace has filed an anti-intimidation court case against a U.S. energy company suing the environmental organization for hundreds of millions The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Thousands of North Sea jobs at risk because of Government’s zealotry, Tories say Shadow environment minister Andrew Bowie pressed the Government on its plans for Rosebank and Jackdaw. Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025
Starmer pledges to ‘build, baby, build’ as green groups criticise nuclear plans Greenpeace says PM has ‘swallowed industry spin whole’ after plans unveiled to expand in England and Wales The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025
UK To Quicken Rollout Of Mini-nuclear Reactors Britain's Labour government on Thursday said changes to planning laws will speed up the country's rollout of mini-nuclear reactors aimed at providing cheaper and cleaner energy. International Business Times · Feb 6, 2025
Environmental groups in UK ‘still very white – especially at the top’ Greenpeace co-director responds to report finding fewer than one in 20 working in sector identifies as non-white The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025
Eco-anxiety rife among children as 78% found to be worried about climate change As Children’s Mental Health Week kicks off, Greenpeace has released guidance on having conversations with young people about the climate crisis. Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025
Plans to drill UK’s largest untapped oilfield thwarted in court The Conservative-led government approved Shell’s proposals to develop the Jackdaw field in 2022 The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025
Judge upholds legal challenge against new North Sea oil and gas fields The decision to grant consent to the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields will now be reconsidered, taking into account downstream emissions. Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025
Sixteen jailed UK climate activists to appeal against ‘unduly harsh’ sentences Protesters will gather outside court of appeal in support of activists, who say judges defied decades of precedent The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025
International Business Times · Jan 29, 2025 UK Eyes Third Heathrow Runway In Growth Takeoff Bid Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is on Wednesday expected to announce controversial plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow airport as the Labour government seeks to kickstart economic growth.
The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025 Suffragette’s great-granddaughter attacks protest sentences ahead of appeal bids More than a dozen climate protesters are due to seek to challenge the length of their sentences at a hearing on Wednesday.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025 Spanish fishers in Galicia report ‘catastrophic’ collapse in shellfish stocks Climate crisis and pollution reported as possible reasons for dramatic fall in numbers of cockles, clams and mussels
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025 Pete Wilkinson obituary Environmental campaigner and first director of Greenpeace UK who was responsible for the 50-year moratorium on mining in Antarctica
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025 Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU
The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025 Dutch government ordered to drastically cut nitrogen emissions by court The Netherlands has struggled with nitrogen emissions for years. The court said there is “no improvement in sight”
International Business Times · Jan 21, 2025 Beckham, Protests, Crypto's New Dawn: What Happened At Davos Tuesday Although the sun may be setting on the era of free trade, crypto supporters say a new dawn is rising for digital currencies thanks to US President Donald Trump.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025 UK ‘second most attractive country for investment’, survey finds The survey of chief executives, published ahead of the World Economic Forum, follows an upgraded growth forecast from the IMF
The Guardian - US · Jan 20, 2025 As Trump is inaugurated, activists ask: is there any point in mass protest? Some say Trump part two needs a new strategy as ‘the novelty of mass mobilization has kind of worn off’
Al Jazeera · Jan 14, 2025 What is ‘waste colonialism’ and why has Thailand banned imports of plastic? China had taken in nearly half of the world’s plastic waste since 1992 until it imposed an import ban in 2018.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025 Charges against 34 people dropped over plastic pollution protest at Unilever HQ CPS says there is not enough evidence to proceed against Greenpeace activists who blockaded firm’s London office