Save the Arctic

Last edited 14 March 2014 at 1:26pm

The fragile Arctic is under threat from both climate change and oil drilling. As climate change melts the Arctic ice, oil companies are moving in to extract more of the fossil fuels that caused the melt in the first place. But above the Arctic circle, freezing temperatures, a narrow drilling window and a remote location mean that an oil spill would be almost impossible to deal with. It's a catastrophe waiting to happen. Greenpeace is working to halt climate change and to stop this new oil rush at the top of the world.

Campaign updates

Greenpeace MPs briefing: Evidence Session with Arctic Oil Industry, 14th March 2012

This document provides an analysis of Shell’s oil spill response plan for the exploratory wells that the company is drilling in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas,...
Posted by Fran G - 3 January, 2013 - 12:17

You did it! Waitrose puts Shell relationship on ice

Today we received the great news that after only 12 days of our intensive campaign, Waitrose has announced it has put its partnership with Arctic oil...
Posted by sara_a - 12 December, 2012 - 13:34 -

You did it! Waitrose puts Shell relationship on ice

Today we received the great news that after only 12 days of our intensive campaign, Waitrose has announced it has put its partnership with Arctic oil...
Posted by sara_a - 12 December, 2012 - 13:34 -

Out in the cold: Shell's summer of setbacks

Shell investor briefing: This briefing gives an overview of the various setbacks faced by Shell. It also examines the nature of the testing carried out on...
Posted by Nic S - 23 November, 2012 - 17:29

Polar bear cam - live from the tundra

Right now, along the northern coasts of Arctic countries, polar bears are waiting for the sea to freeze before they go out to hunt again. And now, you can see...
Posted by Nic S - 21 November, 2012 - 13:41

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