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How to win at Climate Roulette

Posted by John Sauven - 17th October 2018
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Greenpeace volunteers send a message to the German government, October 2018.
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First, take as many bullets out of the gun as you can. Secondly, check whether you’ve taken as many bullets out of the gun as you can. Thirdly, if there are any remaining bullets in the gun which you can remove, do so. Our global gamble with the climate is… Read More

5 reasons Porsche ditching diesel spells the end for dirty cars

Posted by Morten Thaysen - 24th September 2018
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Four women dismantle a VW Golf TDI diesel car at an unofficial fringe exhibition at the V&A to protest against Volkswagens continued support of polluting diesel engines.

This weekend, German luxury car-maker Porsche announced it is ditching diesel to focus its efforts on electrification. While Porsche hasn’t sold any diesel cars since February this year, this rules out a comeback for Porsche diesel cars. And here are five other reasons why Porsche ditching diesel is… Read More

Real-life Rang-tan: baby orangutan found crying and alone

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 21st September 2018
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This baby orangutan was found on a palm oil plantation, separated from his mother.

A few weeks ago, a baby orangutan was found crying and alone by workers on a palm oil plantation in Borneo, when I watched the footage of this little orangutan, I was reminded of a line I’d heard in a film you might’ve seen… Read More

In pictures: Saving the blue in our blue planet with a Global Ocean Treaty

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 13th September 2018
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Humpback whale just off the coast of Tonga.
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This September the world’s governments meet at a UN conference in New York to negotiate the protection of the high seas. Creating a network of ocean sanctuaries on the high seas will have global benefits: ensuring healthy, thriving oceans all over our planet. The pictures below give a… Read More

Update on Hinkley mud

Posted by Flo Stuart-Leach - 12th September 2018

There has been concern over EDF moving mud from the Hinkley site to the South Wales coast. This morning Greenpeace wrote to EDF to clarify our position: Dear EDF, We have been informed that EDF has misrepresented Greenpeace’s current position regarding the dredging and dumping of mud from the Hinkley… Read More

How the government is undermining solar – again

Posted by Graham Thompson - 6th September 2018
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  As anyone who has ever watched an American high school movie right to the happy ending knows, life is not a popularity contest. And neither is energy policy. Fracking, the ugly duckling of energy sources with twice as much public opposition as support, is still the apple… Read More