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'Irreversible damage': Greenpeace calls for ban on deep sea mining as it condemns sector's 'murky' corporate practices
'Irreversible damage': Greenpeace calls for ban on deep sea mining as it condemns sector's 'murky' corporate practices

Fresh investigation from NGO slams UK government for its part in rush to issue exploration licenses to a string of European and North American companies

  • Climate change
  • 09 December 2020
Study: Phase out of polluting vehicles by 2030 would create 32,000 jobs and boost UK economy
Study: Phase out of polluting vehicles by 2030 would create 32,000 jobs and boost UK economy

Moving forward the phase out date for internal combustion vehicles would benefit not just energy and manufacturing industries but also the retail, leisure, and entertainment sectors, a new Greenpeace analysis argues

  • Transport
  • 09 November 2020
Labour steps up push for 2030 petrol and diesel car sales ban
Labour steps up push for 2030 petrol and diesel car sales ban

The opposition joins Greenpeace and Green Alliance in warning the government should introduce a ban of fossil-fuel cars by 2030 if it wants to meet its 2050 emissions target

  • Automotive
  • 18 September 2020
'Pesticide scandal': UK branded biggest exporter of 'banned' chemicals
'Pesticide scandal': UK branded biggest exporter of 'banned' chemicals

Greenpeace investigation reveals how a loophole is allowing UK firms to export 'banned' hazardous agrochemicals to developing countries

  • Legislation
  • 11 September 2020
New law could see UK firms fined for fuelling illegal deforestation
New law could see UK firms fined for fuelling illegal deforestation

Government unveils proposals designed to help curb deforestation linked to demand for forest-related products from UK consumers

  • Policy
  • 25 August 2020
'Not a green recovery': Green groups slam government's £27.4bn roads plan
'Not a green recovery': Green groups slam government's £27.4bn roads plan

Highways England confirms latest details of government's road building and upgrades programme, despite concerns over climate impacts

  • Automotive
  • 24 August 2020
Public urged to wear reusable face masks to help curb plastic waste
Public urged to wear reusable face masks to help curb plastic waste

Reusable face masks reduce risk of Covid-19 infection and prevent single-use plastic waste, say green groups

  • Waste
  • 24 July 2020
Net Zero: Government faces legal threat as calls for 'green recovery' build
Net Zero: Government faces legal threat as calls for 'green recovery' build

Campaign group Plan B writes to Prime Minister and Chancellor warning legal action is imminent if stimulus package becomes a 'New Deal for Polluters'

  • Policy
  • 08 July 2020
Virtual lobby leads latest call for jobs-rich green recovery
Virtual lobby leads latest call for jobs-rich green recovery

Ahead of Boris Johnson's speech on the government's economic stimulus plans, MPs will today take part in over 100 digital meetings with constituents to discuss the green recovery

  • Policy
  • 30 June 2020
Strings attached: Greenpeace steps up calls for climate conditional bailouts
Strings attached: Greenpeace steps up calls for climate conditional bailouts

Petition signed by over 167,000 people delivered to the Treasury, urging the Chancellor to ensure airline bailouts demand enhanced environmental commitments

  • Aviation
  • 25 June 2020
Greenpeace: Supertrawlers spent 3,000 hours fishing in UK protected seas in 2019
Greenpeace: Supertrawlers spent 3,000 hours fishing in UK protected seas in 2019

The green group has called on the government to reject the 'flawed status quo' and ban the controversial vessels from Marine Protected Areas after its findings reveal that foreign-owned ships racked up more than 123 days fishing in ecologically-sensitive...

  • Biodiversity
  • 11 June 2020
Green Recovery: Greenpeace sets out manifesto for clean stimulus plan
Green Recovery: Greenpeace sets out manifesto for clean stimulus plan

Campaign group delivers detailed proposals for how government could ensure recovery delivers 'a fairer, greener and more resilient global economy'

  • Policy
  • 04 June 2020
Google backs off on custom AI for oil and gas extraction
Google backs off on custom AI for oil and gas extraction

A new Greenpeace report notes that Microsoft, Amazon and Google are undermining their public carbon commitments through by providing services that allow oil and gas firms extract fossil fuels from the earth.

  • Supply chain
  • 20 May 2020
Coal power in 2019: Global capacity grows, but pipeline slows sharply
Coal power in 2019: Global capacity grows, but pipeline slows sharply

Number of coal plants under development dropped in 2019, yet new capacity still grew and the impact of Covid-19 remains uncertain, study shows

  • Energy
  • 26 March 2020
Net Zero: Green groups urge UK 'to get its house in order' ahead of COP26
Net Zero: Green groups urge UK 'to get its house in order' ahead of COP26

Pressure grows on the government to ramp up net zero policies and diplomatic efforts ahead of COP26

  • Net Zero Now
  • 02 March 2020
Heathrow infrastructure achieves carbon neutrality, aims for zero carbon by mid-2030s
Heathrow infrastructure achieves carbon neutrality, aims for zero carbon by mid-2030s

Airport confirms latest emission reduction milestone following £100m clean tech investment programme

  • Transport
  • 21 February 2020
Kellogg's strengthens palm oil and deforestation policies after consumer pressure
Kellogg's strengthens palm oil and deforestation policies after consumer pressure

Cereal and snacks giant signs up independent auditor to oversee its palm oil supply chain efforts, and promises to work more closely with smallholders to boost efficiency

  • Supply chain
  • 20 February 2020
Future of flight or flight of fancy? UK aviation industry launches net zero roadmap
Future of flight or flight of fancy? UK aviation industry launches net zero roadmap

The aviation industry has launched a plan to get to net zero by 2050, but its reliance on offsets and new fuels has angered campaigners

  • Aviation
  • 04 February 2020
Boris Johnson promises high green standards - but no alignment on EU rules
Boris Johnson promises high green standards - but no alignment on EU rules

PM gears up for clash with Brussels in free trade deal talks, as EU insists level playing field needed for close future relationship

  • Policy
  • 03 February 2020
Church of England and insurer Generali join $4.3tr Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Church of England and insurer Generali join $4.3tr Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance

Church and Italian insurer are latest to join growing group of world's largest pension funds and insurers committed to fully decarbonising their investments by 2050

  • Investment
  • 22 January 2020
Booming UK demand for chicken resulting in bulldozing of South American forests, Greenpeace warns
Booming UK demand for chicken resulting in bulldozing of South American forests, Greenpeace warns

UK firms failing to track the impact of the soy used to feed their chickens, report finds

  • Supplier
  • 22 January 2020
Flybe rescue? Climate fears mount over mooted cut in air passenger duty
Flybe rescue? Climate fears mount over mooted cut in air passenger duty

Green groups warn any move to reduce the cost of air passenger duty would be 'unacceptable and completely reckless'

  • Taxation
  • 14 January 2020
London Climate Change Festival aims to 'inform, inspire and bring hope'
London Climate Change Festival aims to 'inform, inspire and bring hope'

Eight-week festival to bring artists, scientists, and businesses together to 'explore ways to live in better harmony with our planet'

  • Management
  • 14 January 2020
'They know exactly how this ends': Top UK banks slammed for £25bn coal funding since 2015
'They know exactly how this ends': Top UK banks slammed for £25bn coal funding since 2015

Data from Greenpeace shows HSBC, Barclays, RBS, and Standard Chartered have collectively provided £25bn to companies with new coal plant plans since 2015

  • Investment
  • 05 December 2019
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