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Greenpeace raises statue of Brazil's Bolsonaro in burnt wetlands

Greenpeace activists raise a four-meter statue of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in the burnt Pantanal wetlands to criticise his environmental policy.

10/10/2020

Earth News

Prince William will award €55m to projects solving climate change

The Earthshot prize is set to fund a number of environmental projects over the next 10 years.

08/10/2020

Russia

Environmental activists demand answers about Russian marine pollution

Environmental activists demand answers for marine pollution on the Kamchatka peninsula in eastern Russia after several large sea animals washed ashore.

06/10/2020

Earth News

18-year-old launches climate strike from Arctic ice cap

"We're past the point of a wake-up call, we're past the point of ignorance," says climate youth activist Mya-Rose Craig.

25/09/2020

Earth News

European nations ask Brazil for ‘real action’ on deforestation

A lack of environmental protections is making it difficult for Europe to source its food sustainably.

17/09/2020

Netherlands

Greenpeace threatens legal action over Dutch aid to KLM airline

The NGO says financial support to KLM is not accompanied by sufficient climate conditions.

14/09/2020

Earth News

A handful of items hold the key to plastic problem, says Greenpeace

By focusing on a few key products, supermarkets could halve their plastic use by 2025.

04/09/2020

Earth News

Danish swimmers occupy North Sea to demand ban on oil exploration

The Greenpeace activists want to prove that Denmark isn't as green as people think.

18/08/2020

Earth News

What do green campaigners think of BP’s plans to reach net zero?

"It’s simultaneously as if Christmas has come early, while at the same time – decades too late."

06/08/2020

Germany

Nuclear blast in Germany would kill hundreds of thousands: Greenpeace

The NGO is calling on the US to withdraw nuclear warheads it stores in Germany.

05/08/2020

Poland

Greenpeace activists climb onto roof of Poland's Environment Ministry

The NGO is demanding more action from the government to protect Poland's forests from logging schemes.

03/08/2020

Europe News

Cuts to EU Just Transition Fund put pressure on fossil fuel phase-out

A fund meant to help regions like Poland's Silesia, largely based around coal-mining, has been cut by EU leaders. MEPs want to see climate objectives prioritised amid the coronavirus recovery.

29/07/2020

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Protests as German MPs back scrapping coal-fired power plants by 2038

But environmental protesters are angry at what they see as a drawn-out timetable for Germany's energy transition.

03/07/2020

World News

Potatoes not pork: EU meat consumption 'should drop by 71%'

Greenpeace is calling for Europeans to drastically cut their meat consumption, as the organisation claims meat and dairy is "wrecking forests, crushing nature and heating the planet"

13/03/2020

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Activists break into French nuclear plant to call for its closure

They allege the nuclear plant is in a dilapidated condition and should be shut down.

21/02/2020

Earth News

Pop-up sculpture exhibits aim to save penguins who can't find food

The adorable chinstrap penguin is also known as the ringed penguin, bearded penguin, or stonecracker penguin.

11/02/2020

Earth News

'Dumping beef for chicken is killing the rainforest' - Greenpeace

Surging demand for poultry has lead to acres of deforestation in a bid to grow soya for animal feed.

21/01/2020

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Greenpeace hang Climate Emergency banner at new EU headquarters

Greenpeace activists scaled the new EU headquarters on Thursday, displaying a large banner warning of a "weather emergency" hours before the leaders of the bloc are scheduled to meet for a summit on how to combat global warming.

12/12/2019

Europe News

The EU's Green dreams

The new European Commission will unveil its Green Deal Wednesday to overhaul legislation and free up funds with the aim to make the EU climate neutral by 2050, but critics say the proposals don't match the ambitions.

10/12/2019

France

France to end tax breaks for palm oil in biofuel

France's parliament on Friday voted to remove tax breaks for the use of palm oil as a biofuel, a day after a ruling in favour of maintaining the advantage led to howls of protests from environmentalists.

16/11/2019