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EU faces legal action for labelling gas and nuclear as ‘green’

The groups are targeting the EU's "taxonomy", a list of investments that can be labelled and marketed as sustainable in Europe.

18/04/2023

Germany

Germany winds down its last nuclear plants

Experts such as Claudia Kemfert from the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of Germany's electricity currently coming from its remaining three reactors can be easily replaced without risking blackouts.

15/04/2023

Climate

‘Wasteful luxury’: Private jet pollution more than doubles in Europe

As millions face fuel poverty, a Greenpeace study has found that number of private jet flights is soaring in Europe.

30/03/2023

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Watch: Upside down car stuck in a Berlin street

Greenpeace held a protest on Wednesday against Germany's stance on combustion engines in Europe. The Transport Ministry has indicated it won’t back a planned European Union ban on the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2035.

24/03/2023

Green News

Greenpeace blame 2022 Oder river poisoning on mining

A mass fish die-off in Oder river will happen again unless the Polish government places curbs on the mining industry, Greenpeace have warned.

03/03/2023

Nature

This map shows the environmental consequences of the war in Ukraine

Millions of hectares of forest and nature reserve have been affected since 24 February last year.

21/02/2023

Green News

The EU is being sued over 'green' labels for nuclear and gas

Under European Commission rules, certain nuclear and gas investments are deemed climate friendly. Environmental campaigners plan to take the EC to court.

10/02/2023

World News

Greenpeace activists occupy vessel carrying Shell oil platform

Activists from environmental group Greenpeace boarded a vessel contracted to Shell as it sailed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, demanding that the Anglo-Dutch oil giant "stop drilling and start paying".

07/02/2023

Green News

Euroviews. View: Why did a fossil fuel giant destroy Lützerath? Because it can

The German village is a devastating example of the crimes committed by the fossil fuel industry, writes Greenpeace Germany's executive director.

21/01/2023

Climate

Inside the submarine mission to protect 95% of Antarctica’s waters

There is less ice in Antarctica ‘right now than at any other time in recorded history.’

17/01/2023

Climate

Is travelling to the Davos forum by private jet hypocritical?

A private jet was used for a 21km journey to the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos, Greenpeace reveals.

13/01/2023

Green News

Euroviews. View: Transport is a huge blindspot in the EU’s energy crisis response

As the bloc’s Russian oil embargo looms, a Greenpeace campaigner writes it’s time to overhaul our 'oil-guzzling' transport systems.

02/12/2022

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WATCH: Greenpeace activists stage Black Friday protest in Madrid

On Friday Greenpeace activists in Madrid targeted shops holding sales, with signs such as ‘made for the bin’. The group says the high levels of consumerism and production encouraged by the reductions leads to higher levels of carbon dioxide emissions, as well as unnecessary waste.

25/11/2022

Green News

SHEIN’s clothes contain ‘hazardous chemicals,’ Greenpeace claim

Environmental campaign group Greenpeace have accused fashion giant SHIEN of breaching EU chemical laws.

25/11/2022

Green News

What is and isn’t in the UN’s draft COP27 climate deal

Experts now say that talks are likely to go beyond the Friday deadline.

17/11/2022

World News

Climate demonstrators demand an end to fossil fuels

Climate activists in Spain and Germany called for an end to fossil fuels, while demonstrators at the COP27 conference in Egypt appealed for "climate justice".

12/11/2022

Green News

Greenpeace accuses TotalEnergies of ‘shocking’ emission underreporting

Underreporting of carbon emissions throw the net zero goals of oil and gas companies into doubt, campaign group Greenpeace claim.

03/11/2022

Green News

Greenpeace: Saudi Arabia ski resort will ‘massively alter’ ecosystem

Saudi Arabia will host the 2029 Asian winter games - despite receiving very little natural snow.

06/10/2022

Climate

Why is Greenpeace dropping boulders into the English Channel?

Bottom trawling in marine protected areas is "like ploughing a combine harvester through a national park".

07/09/2022

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Activists storm 'Gastech' world gas fair in Milan

Greenpeace Italy activists on Monday peacefully invaded the world gas fair 'Gastech' in Milan.

06/09/2022