Greenpeace protesters bailed following roof-top protest at PM’s home North Yorkshire Police said five campaigners have been released while further inquiries take place. The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023
What the papers say – August 4 ‘Mortgage pain’ and a rooftop protest at the Prime Minister’s home dominate the front pages. The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023
Greenpeace demonstrators drape UK prime minister's house in black to protest oil expansion Greenpeace demonstrators have draped the country estate of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric to protest the expansion of oil drilling in the North Sea The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023
Oliver Dowden suggests Fire Brigades Union’s concerns over asylum seeker barge politically motivated – as it happened The FBU had said the Bibby Stockholm could be a floating ‘death trap’ for asylum seekers The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023
Greenpeace activists arrested after ending oil protest at Sunak’s mansion Black fabric draped on Yorkshire home in response to PM’s pledge to ‘max out’ UK oil and gas reserves The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023
Four activists arrested after scaling Prime Minister's Yorkshire home Four activists have been arrested after scaling the PM's Yorkshire constituency mansion. The National (Scotland) · Aug 3, 2023
Greenpeace activists arrested after climbing on Sunak’s home and covering it in black fabric Activists blanketed his home in protest at Rishi Sunak’s new ‘drilling frenzy’ The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023
Four arrested after Greenpeace activists scale Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire home A group of Greenpeace activists has been arrested after an hours-long protest on the roof of Rishi Sunak's mansion over his new fossil fuel drilling "frenzy". Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2023
Sewage spills mapped as overspills in protected areas ‘topped 300,000 hours last year’ Lake District and Dorset Coasts among beauty spots hit by sewage overflow The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023
Furious activists accuse UK Government of 'blatant climate change denial' FURIOUS environmental campaigners have accused the UK Government of "blatant climate change denial” after it confirmed over 100 North… The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2023
Countries at loggerheads over the future of deep sea mining Nations opposed to deep sea mineral mining and those in favour of exploiting the oceans’ depths butted heads in Jamaica on Wednesday The Hindu · Jul 28, 2023
‘I want Lula to see this’: Indigenous chief continues fight for Amazon Raoni Metuktire Kayapó has battled against deforestation all his life and is inviting Brazil’s president to see the damage to his land The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023
Coutts CEO stands down in Farage bank account row, as Sunak fails to back NatWest chairman Davies – as it happened Peter Flavel says Coutts fell below its ‘high standards’ in the handling of Nigel Farage’s case, while Rishi Sunak declined to say whether he had confidence in NatWest’s chairman The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023
Shell’s ‘obscene’ $5bn profits reignite outrage amid climate crisis Campaigners criticise plan to increase oil and gas production despite extreme heat in Europe The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023 Ministers fail to account for emissions from new North Sea licensing, court told Greenpeace and Uplift have brought a legal challenge against the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023 Campaigners bring legal challenge over North Sea oil and gas licensing Greenpeace and Uplift are expected to argue ministers have failed to assess properly the impact of the new licensing round.
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023 Brits ‘virtually forced’ to take flights instead of trains due to ‘overpriced’ rail fares, says Greenpeace Government must ensure rail travel is cheaper than ‘more polluting’ options, say campaigners
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023 New North Sea oil and gasfields will emit as much carbon as 14m cars, report says Licences UK has approved in last two years will result in carbon dioxide matching annual emissions of Denmark, Greenpeace finds
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023 ‘Twisted economics’ mean flights in Europe up to 30 times cheaper than rail travel, says Greenpeace report Swapping planes for trains could save more than 450,000 tones of harmful emissions
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023 Flying in Europe up to 30 times cheaper than train, says Greenpeace Campaigners say cheap flights, made possible by tax breaks for airlines, are encouraging people to heat the planet
Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2023 US calls for ‘urgent action’ on climate crisis at China talks The two biggest greenhouse gas emitters hold talks in Beijing as extreme weather grips much of the globe.
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023 Sunak government refuses to reveal details of PM’s private jet use paid for by taxpayer Critics say flights are a waste of money and make a mockery of government’s climate targets
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023 Greenpeace activists fined for crash-landing a parachute in stadium before Germany-France match A German surgeon has been ordered to pay a fine of $7,900 for parachuting into the stadium before a European Championship match in Munich two years ago as part of a botched climate protest
Radio France Internationale · Jul 10, 2023 The race to defend or delay deep-sea mining The UN’s International Seabed Authority (ISA) has begun a crucial round of negotiations in Jamaica to try to reach agreement on the rules governing deep-sea mining, a day after companies were allowed to file for permits to mine the oceans. Defenders of the deep are also ramping up their efforts…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023 UK should press pause on deep-sea mining, Labour says David Lammy says Labour government would join growing list of countries and multinationals opposing rush to mine the seabed