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Art

Greenpeace deploys huge Anish Kapoor artwork on North Sea gas platform

Anish Kapoor's 'BUTCHERED' is an original artwork created specifically for Greenpeace's protest action. It is believed to be the first fine art piece to be installed on an active fossil fuel platform.

15/08/2025

Green News

'Dirty fuel': Greenpeace protests fossil gas investment in Greece

Greenpeace said it wanted to highlight the country's unnecessary and wasteful investments in fossil gas.

17/07/2025

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding sparks protests in Venice

Greenpeace on Monday joined the smattering of protests in Venice against the upcoming wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez.

24/06/2025

Green News

Greenpeace warns of disaster after tanker crash near Strait of Hormuz

Greenpeace said it had reviewed satellite imagery that showed a plume of oil stretching up to about 1,500 hectares from the crash site.

19/06/2025

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Roman fountain dyed red to oppose Italy’s military deals with Israel

Activists from Greenpeace turned one of Rome’s most iconic baroque fountains red on Friday morning, symbolising what they called the "blood bath in Gaza".

06/06/2025

Culture news

Why did activists steal the wax statue of Emmanuel Macron from museum?

The wax statue of Emmanuel Macron was stolen from the famous Parisian museum Le Musée Grévin and placed in front of the Russian embassy. Here’s why.

03/06/2025

Green News

Greenpeace must pay nearly €613m over US pipeline protests, jury says

The environmental organisation has previously said the case could threaten to bankrupt it.

20/03/2025

Green News

Greenpeace says oil pipeline lawsuit threatens its future

The lawsuit accuses Greenpeace of defamation and orchestrating criminal behaviour during pipeline protests in 2016 and 2017.

24/02/2025

Climate

Where is climate action most at risk of corruption?

‘Corrupt forces’ are blocking climate action around the world, according to the latest report from Transparency International.

11/02/2025

Green News

Dutch court orders government to cut nitrogen pollution by 2030

The ruling follows earlier verdicts that have highlighted the ineffectiveness of the government’s nitrogen-cutting policies.

22/01/2025

Europe News

Greenpeace: fracking should be banned in Hungary

The water-intensive gas extraction technology - known internationally as fracking - has been banned in several European countries, but is still used in Hungary.

14/12/2024

Business

BP bows to investor pressure as it abandons plans to cut oil output

BP has been facing increasing pressure from investors and stakeholders to cut down its green ambitions and to stay within the more profitable fossil fuels sector. Environmental groups are angry.

08/10/2024

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Greenpeace warns of disappearing family-run farms

This edition of State of the Union focuses on the future of agriculture in the EU, the situation in the Middle East, the first plans of the new French government and a pumpkin ripe for the Guinness Book of Records.

04/10/2024

Green News

China leads the world on renewables but continues to rely on coal

China installed more than 180 gigawatts of solar power in 2023, compared to 58 gigawatts across the whole of Europe.

20/08/2024

Green News

Brazil’s tax on the super-rich could be key in climate fight

Though the G20 has agreed in theory, disagreements over a viable plan are bubbling under the surface.

30/07/2024

Green News

Where in Europe has the most and least direct trains to other cities?

Greenpeace is calling for more investment in European railways to create more direct train routes and encourage people to fly less.

02/07/2024