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

2013 was HUGE. And this is what the highlights look like in 4'15"

Whether you're new to Greenpeace, or an original old-timer - thank you for an incredible year.Together, we are a movement of people campaigning and taking...
Posted by Nic S - 27 December, 2013 - 01:00

Walking with Aurora, the giant polar bear

If you cast your mind back a few months to September - before the Arctic Sunrise was seized and all 30 people on board were arrested and held in Russia -...
Posted by Fran G - 25 December, 2013 - 01:00

Russian embassy replies to your emails demanding freedom for the Arctic 30

We've received a reply from the Russian embassy in London in response to the thousands of emails sent in support of the Arctic 30. It's a shame they didn't...
Posted by Graham Thompson - 6 December, 2013 - 15:10

Help save Santa’s home this Christmas

Santa’s in trouble, and Christmas is at risk, but you can help him. His home, the North Pole is melting fast because of climate change. The huge toy factory...
Posted by sara_a - 5 December, 2013 - 17:14
Colin Russell at his detention hearing in St Petersburg

The last of the Arctic 30 gets bail

Amazing news! This morning Colin Russell was in court in St Petersburg to appeal the decision that he should not be released on bail. Not even four minutes...
Posted by Esther Freeman - 28 November, 2013 - 17:48

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