Greenpeace UK

Affordable Energy Calculator warns policy failures could cost households £1,800 a year

Efficiency

Affordable Energy Calculator warns policy failures could cost households £1,800 a year

New online tool to highlight energy bill savings that could be on offer if the government accelerates national insulation and heat pump roll out

clock 27 February 2023 • 3 min read
Greenpeace UK appoints new joint executive directors

Workplace

Greenpeace UK appoints new joint executive directors

Position of executive director to be jointly held for the first time in the group's history

clock 01 August 2022 • 2 min read
UK temperatures hit 40C record sparking fresh calls for bolder climate action

Climate change

UK temperatures hit 40C record sparking fresh calls for bolder climate action

Green groups warn heatwave is 'taster of things to come', as campaigners call for more ambitious net zero strategy and renewed focus on climate resilience

clock 19 July 2022 • 4 min read
Study: UK households throw away 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year

Efficiency

Study: UK households throw away 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year

New Greenpeace report argues urgent government action is needed to reduce levels of plastic waste

clock 12 July 2022 • 2 min read
Amazon risks becoming a savannah as deforestation impact grows, study war

Legislation

Amazon risks becoming a savannah as deforestation impact grows, study war

New report comes as Greenpeace reveals continued lobbying by soya suppliers against EU's landmark rainforest protection law

clock 07 March 2022 • 4 min read
'Cry for attention': Anger as Nigel Farage launches campaign for net zero referendum

Politics

'Cry for attention': Anger as Nigel Farage launches campaign for net zero referendum

Former UKIP leader formally launches campaign for UK to ditch net zero targets, as government reiterates importance of accelerating clean energy development

clock 07 March 2022 • 7 min read
John Sauven steps down as head of Greenpeace UK

Politics

John Sauven steps down as head of Greenpeace UK

Greenpeace UK executive director to step down after 14 years at the helm of the campaign group

clock 26 January 2022 • 2 min read
Major UK food companies and retailers commit to ending deforestation in soy supply chain

Biodiversity

Major UK food companies and retailers commit to ending deforestation in soy supply chain

But environmental organisations give pledge sceptical welcome, accusing signatories of “greenwashing”

clock 11 November 2021 • 4 min read

Politics

COP26: Mayors and unions pledge to deliver 'decade of action', as calls grow for bolder climate goals

City leaders from around the world commit to 'just transition', as protesters criticise pace of UK climate action

clock 23 July 2021 • 4 min read

Offsets

'Trade with confidence' or 'get-out-of-jail'? Carney-led Taskforce plots legal standards for 'unified' carbon offset market

Carney-led carbon market Taskforce has sets out plans to establish legal standards and governance body to bolster integrity of CO2 offsets, but environmental campaigners remain unconvinced

clock 08 July 2021 • 5 min read