The Energy Omnishambles
All rights reserved. Credit: GreenpeaceA loop hole in the Energy Bill could see the return of coal-fired power stationsThe government's flagship attempt to reform where our electricity comes from...
View ArticleEd Miliband's speech on climate change & global poverty
Greenpeace response15 January, 2015Thursday 15th January, 2015, London - In response to Ed Miliband's speech this morning in Queens Park Community School, John Sauven, Executive Director of Greenpeace...
View ArticlePriya Pillai speaks to members of the UK APPG on Indo-British relations via...
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View ArticlePriya Pillai speaks to UK MPs despite being barred from travelling to the UK
All rights reserved. Credit: John Cobb / GreenpeaceUndeterred by the government of India trying to halt her speech when she was barred from boarding her flight to London, Greenpeace India campaigner...
View ArticleHigh Court unblocks Greenpeace India funds in victory for free speech
20 January, 2015The Delhi High Court today ruled the Indian government must unfreeze Greenpeace India funds received from abroad. In its ruling the court noted that the action of the Ministry of Home...
View ArticleHigh Court unblocks Greenpeace India funds in victory for free speech
20 January, 2015The Delhi High Court today ruled the Indian government must unfreeze Greenpeace India funds received from abroad. In its ruling the court noted that the action of the Ministry of Home...
View ArticleUK emissions drop - Greenpeace response
UK GHG emissions dropped by 8.4% 2013 - 201426 March, 2015In response to the UK's GHG emissions dropping by 8.4% (and CO2 emissions dropping by 9.7%) Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist at Greenpeace UK,...
View ArticleStandard Chartered feels the heat over threat to Great Barrier Reef
by. Credit: Clement Tang/GreenpeaceHong Kong: Greenpeace activists unfurl a stair-riser banner in front of the Standard Chartered’s headquarters Image caption: Hong Kong: Greenpeace activists unfurl a...
View ArticleWhy is the ‘party of business’ doing everything they can to damage the main...
All rights reserved. Credit: .You really do need to speak to your father-in-law, George.Image caption: You really do need to speak to your father-in-law, George. Coal and nuclear are dying, and the...
View ArticleCostly Coal - Standard Chartered's role in a coal project threatening the...
Publication date: 5 August, 2015UK bank Standard Chartered is the lead advisor on the controversial Carmichael coal mine in Australia. The project would be one of the biggest mines in the world and...
View Article'Historic moment' as UK turns its back on coal
18 November, 2015It has been widely reported that Amber Rudd will announce that the UK will phase out coal power by 2025.In response, John Sauven, Greenpeace UK Executive Director said:“As the country...
View ArticleOld King Coal, Your Days Are Numbered
by-nc-sa. Credit: Steve Morgan / GreenpeaceThe government has announced that coal power stations, like Drax pictured here, will close by 2025Image caption: The government has announced that coal power...
View Article8 ideas for replacing coal power and keeping the lights on - without trashing...
With the UK set to wean itself off coal power over the next decade, what will take its place to keep the lights on?Last year coal provided about 29% of UK electricity, so the government needs to make...
View ArticleNew report reminds us that every European country needs to phase-out coal
All rights reserved. Credit: GreenpeaceThis week the UN climate summit kicked off in Paris. And on the first day of the talks, world leaders spent hours making long speeches about how they plan to rein...
View ArticleFirst working day in Britain without coal - Greenpeace response
21 April, 2017The Electricity Control Room at the National Grid has announced that today will likely be the first working day without coal in Britain since the Industrial Revolution. They have said...
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