Greenpeace UK
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Climate change - Greenpeace UK
Climate change, sometimes called global warming, is the gravest and most urgent crisis facing humanity. It is caused by greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests and farming livestock.. Changes in our climate are happening because these greenhouse gas emissions are causing a rise in average global temperatures.
About Greenpeace - Greenpeace UK
About Greenpeace. Greenpeace is a movement of people who are passionate about defending the natural world from destruction. Our vision is a greener, healthier and more peaceful planet, one that can sustain life for generations to come. We are independent. We don’t accept any funding from governments, corporations or political parties – our ...
Impact report 2023 - Greenpeace UK
The findings were indisputable. 20,000 people took part, and more than two-thirds said climate policies will influence how they vote at the next election. The results made the government’s repeated green rollbacks in 2023 seem even more senseless. And they highlighted why Greenpeace has to keep creating impact.
How will climate change affect the UK? - Greenpeace UK
Sea level rise and coastal erosion. Climate change’s overall global effect on sea levels – plus the increase in rainfall and storm surges, and the ability of waves to wash away land – is already affecting a few parts of the UK. The sea is so close to Fairbourne in Wales – featured in the video below – the whole village needs to be ...
What are the solutions to climate change? - Greenpeace UK
Get action alerts. The main ways to stop climate change are to pressure government and business to: Keep fossil fuels in the ground. Fossil fuels include coal, oil and gas – and the more that are extracted and burned, the worse climate change will get. All countries need to move their economies away from fossil fuels as soon as possible.
Impact report 2021 - Greenpeace UK
Campaigner Maja Darlington shares the details. It began with Greenpeace investigators visiting Adana in southern Turkey in early 2021. There, they found plastic waste from UK stores like Tesco, Asda and M&S dumped in fields, near rivers, on train tracks and piled up by roadsides. Much of it had been burned.
Latest updates - Greenpeace UK
Oct 30, 2024 · The First 100 Days: Labour’s Track Record on the Climate and Environment. During the election, Greenpeace published a climate and nature checklist for all political parties. This briefing measures the Labour government’s progress against this over the first hundred days…. by Stefano Gelmini October 11, 2024. Environmental justice.
Impact report 2020 - Greenpeace UK
It’s true that in one sense 2020 was a year of postponement. Major global summits on our climate, on biodiversity and on ocean protection were delayed until 2021. The focus of the world’s governments was rightly on controlling the pandemic. But the last thing this report suggests is an organisation kicking its heels.
Greenpeace UK's strategy
Greenpeace UK strategic plan 2025-2027. Read the full strategic plan outlining Greenpeace’s guiding principles, the pathway to change, and our plan to make it happen. This three-year plan outlines Greenpeace UK's role in halving emissions and restoring biodiversity in a fair and equitable way by 2030.