Greenpeace Blog

There was a time when it was rare to see solar power on rooftops here in the UK. Our cloudy skies and the high cost of panels meant the technology was out of reach in all but the sunniest parts of the country.

But over the last decade, things have changed dramatically.

This December, world leaders will gather in Paris for COP 21 - a global climate conference convened by the United Nations. As these global leaders sit down to negotiate about climate change, people like you will be gathering together around the world to stand up for the climate - join us in London on Sunday 29th November!

It’s only been a few days since our tuna league table exposed John West’s broken promise to only source sustainable tuna, but it’s been making waves everywhere.  We’ve had celebrities like Gillian Anderson coming out in support of the campaign, and were even invited on This Morning with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to talk about how John West’s customers have been duped.

Madrid is landlocked, so it wouldn’t be the first place you would expect to find fishers! However, this weekend Madrid was met with the presence of more than 50 low-impact fishermen who came from Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the UK. The meeting was a notable achievement on the cusp of LIFE’s (Low Impact Fishers of Europe) first anniversary.