Climate

The People vs Arctic Oil: Historic climate trial ends

Posted by Neilza Polidore - 22nd November 2017
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Joanna Sustento in water with banner reading "Choose people over oil". Statoil rig Songa Enabler in the background. She lost her entire family, except for her brother, to Super-typhoon Haiyan in 2013 which left large parts of her hometown, Tacloban, in ruins.

Oslo, Norway 22 November, 2017 – Today was the last day in court where three environmental organisations have taken on the Norwegian government for opening up new areas in the Arctic to oil drilling. The plaintiffs have been arguing that drilling for new oil violates the Norwegian Constitution and contravenes… Read More

Amazing News for the Amazon Reef! Brazil has stopped the sale of Oil Blocks in the Amazon Mouth Basin

Posted by Priya Surendra - 16th November 2017
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We’ve prevented new threats to the Amazon Reef, and this is the latest – other oil giants won’t be able to bid for the Amazon Mouth Basin blocks in the 15th bidding round happening next year in 2018. Well done Brazil’s Energy Policy Council (CNPE)… Read More

Why, with your help, we’re taking the Norwegian Government to court

Posted by Neilza Polidore - 26th October 2017
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Arctic Sunrise protests Arctic oil drilling in the Barents Sea, August 2017
All rights reserved. Credit: Will Rose / Greenpeace

For the first time in 20 years the Norwegian government is opening up a new oil frontier in the Arctic and it puts our precious wildlife and planet at risk. We believe this contravenes their own constitution that says the State shall ensure for everyone, including future generations, the right… Read More

London takes bold step to clean up toxic pollution

Posted by Paul Morozzo - 23rd October 2017
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Today, the toxicity charge (or T-charge) goes live in London – meaning that cars bought before 2006 will be charged an extra £10 to enter central London between 7am and 6pm.  This is a first step in a series of measures introduced by the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, aiming… Read More

Coal and climate change: what a difference a decade makes

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 13th October 2017
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10 years ago this week, a group of Greenpeace volunteers snuck into Kingsnorth coal power station just before daybreak. Emily, Huw, Kevin, Tim, Will and Ben climbed the plant’s 200m chimney, forcing the plant to go offline. Standing at the… Read More

Victory! Scotland is banning fracking

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 3rd October 2017

This is massive news. The Scottish Government has announced that it will be listening to the people of Scotland and saying “No!” to fracking. For years we have been calling on the SNP to take a stand against this uneconomic and unnecessary industry. Earlier this year 3,000 of you were part of a groundswell… Read More