The Latest Breaking News from Greenpeace

Britons dispose of nearly 100bn pieces of plastic packaging a year, survey finds

UK households recycle just 12% of single-use plastic, says Greenpeace

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

UK homes bin 100 billion pieces of plastic a year, survey finds

The average family throws away 66 bits of packaging every week

Wales Online · Jul 12, 2022

EU’s electric vehicle drive leaves supercars at the back of the grid

None of the 22,000 luxury fast cars sold in 2021 were fully electric but with the 2035 fuel ban sports carmakers must change, fast

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2022

What Glastonbury Festival actually celebrates - including music, youth culture and the planet

Over the years, the UK's biggest outdoor music festival has achieved legendary status

Bristol Post · Jun 22, 2022

‘Worse than half-baked’: Johnson’s food strategy fails to tackle cost or climate

Labour says leaked white paper suggesting more fish farming and venison ‘borders on preposterous’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022

Greenpeace plans to take legal action over UK Government approval of new gas field

The Jackdaw field off Aberdeen could produce 6.5% of Britain’s gas output - but was previously rejected on environmental grounds

Insider UK · Jun 2, 2022

Fishing industry still ‘bulldozing’ seabed in 90% of UK marine protected areas

New data shows ‘mystifying’ lack of progress in post-Brexit pledge to curb bottom-trawling, two years after landmark legislation

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

Is nitrous oxide a climate risk? Yes, but doctors say effective pain relief in childbirth should be the priority

Experts have queried a report urging women against ‘laughing gas’ as pain relief during labour due to its environmental impact

The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022

Dumbarton litter group demand UK Government introduce plastic ban legislation

The Scottish Government are set to introduce a ban on some single-use plastic in June 2022 but Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore want change across the whole UK.

Daily Record · May 27, 2022

Britain is paving the way for gene-edited food – will the public stomach it?

Twenty years ago, the anti-GM movement had wide backing. Experts say the current mood on gene editing is softer

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022