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The Latest Breaking News from Greenpeace International

Greenpeace is facing a €290 million lawsuit. Can the pioneering environmental group survive?

The lawsuit relates to decade-old protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Euronews · Feb 27

What to know about Greenpeace and the oil pipeline lawsuit that threatens its future

Greenpeace is in a fight for its life in North Dakota, where lawsuits threatens the environmental group's future with a judgment of hundreds of a millions of dollars in damages awarded to a pipeline company

The Independent UK · Feb 26

Sarah Burton obituary

Other lives: Legal and environmental activist who held senior roles at Greenpeace UK, Greenpeace International and Amnesty International

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025

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Air pollution in Amazon rainforest worse than big cities like London and Beijing, new data shows

The cause of the pollution is largely fires set by humans to clear forest for cattle and pasturelands, according to the peer-reviewed findings

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025

Judge says Greenpeace must pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half

A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of $345 million, reducing an earlier jury award after it found the environmental group and others liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connections with protests of an oil pipeline nearly a decade ago

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

Forty years on from Rainbow Warrior bombing, Greenpeace leader reflects

Forty years after the bombing of its Rainbow Warrior vessel, Greenpeace International’s executive director Mads Christensen tells RFI that the attack not only failed to silence the movement, but made it stronger than ever. In an exclusive interview, he reflects on how an act of violence became a rallying cry.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 17, 2025

You still can't sink a rainbow, Greenpeace boss says 40 years after bombing

Forty years after the Rainbow Warrior bombing, Greenpeace International’s executive director Mads Christensen says the attack only made the movement stronger and proved that “you can’t sink a rainbow”. He tells RFI how one act of violence inspired generations of activists and continues to fuel their fight for the planet.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 13, 2025

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Forty years after the Rainbow Warrior bombing, activists still under attack

Forty years ago this week, the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bombs planted by French secret service operatives. The bombing, which killed photographer Fernando Pereira, was intended to halt Greenpeace’s campaign against French nuclear testing at Moruroa Atoll. Instead, it galvanised the global environmental movement and left…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 10, 2025

‘Legal bullying’: global protest rights on line in Dutch court case, say activists

After US jury said it should pay oil pipeline firm $660m, Greenpeace is hoping to reclaim funds via EU anti-Slapp law

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025

Activists slam US court decision ordering Greenpeace to pay millions to oil company: ‘Dangerous precedent’

Advocates call trial ‘one of the most unfair’ as environmental group vows to continue fighting despite bankruptcy fears

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Greenpeace ordered to pay more than €600 million to oil company over US pipeline protests

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

Euronews · Mar 20, 2025

Greenpeace must pay $660m to oil company over pipeline protests, jury says

Environmental group found to have defamed Energy Transfer through protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025

Closing arguments set to begin in pipeline company's lawsuit against Greenpeace

Closing arguments are scheduled to begin in a pipeline company's lawsuit against Greenpeace

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

Greenpeace says a pipeline company's lawsuit threatens the organization's future

A Texas pipeline company has sued Greenpeace accusing the organization of defamation, disruptions and attacks during protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

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The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024

Greenpeace activists board tanker demanding cut in plastic production

Activists scaled ship’s mast, painted ‘PLASTIC KILLS’ on the side of the vessel, and set up tents to sustain their protest

France 24 · Sep 16, 2024

'Oil giants should pay for the damage', Greenpeace activist says amid deadly floods in Europe

Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ian Duff, head of Greenpeace International's "Stop Drilling Start Paying" campaign. He says that oil and gas companies have created this problem and should pay for the damage.

Reuters · May 27, 2023

Plastic-spewing artwork unveiled for Paris talks against waste

Lobbyists Greenpeace unveiled an artwork in Paris on Saturday in the shape of a machine churning out bottles in front of an oil derrick to coincide with talks on eliminating plastic waste.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Shell directors personally sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy

Claimants ClientEarth say the oil company’s plan puts the company at financial risk as the world transitions to clean energy

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The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Private jet emissions quadruple during Davos summit

Climate activists brand World Economic Forum ‘masterclass in hypocrisy’

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Greenpeace boss Morgan to become Germany's new climate envoy

Jennifer Morgan, who heads the environmental group Greenpeace International, is to become Germany’s new climate envoy

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