Tag: Greenpeace UK

UK’s best-loved actors unite to urge government to end hypocrisy on ocean protection and halt destructive deep sea mining

Stuart Mitchell

Some of the UK’s best-loved film and TV stars have united on World Oceans Day to urge the UK government to stand by its promise to protect the oceans by calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining.  Household names and longtime oceans ambassadors Olivia Colman, Jim Carter, Stephen Fry, Robert Lindsay and Joanna Lumley – all of whom called on the government to back a strong Global Ocean Treaty – are using their platform to raise awareness of the dangers of deep sea mining. They are urging the UK…

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Greenpeace UK appoints joint Executive Directors

Stuart Mitchell

Greenpeace UK has appointed Areeba Hamid and Will McCallum as its new joint Executive Directors.  This is the first time in the decades-long history of the environmental group’s UK office that the role has been held by two people. Areeba and Will take over from interim Executive Director Pat Venditti in October. Areeba, 39, is currently Global Finance Program Director at The Sunrise Project, a global network of changemakers focusing on ending all financial support for fossil fuels through building movements. She is also a board member of the Joint…

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Green veteran John Sauven to step down after 14 years at the helm of Greenpeace UK

Stuart Mitchell

Greenpeace UK’s Executive Director John Sauven is to step down from his role after 14 years at the head of the campaign group next month. The Greenpeace UK board has appointed the organisation’s Programme Director Pat Venditti as interim Executive Director. During his time at Greenpeace UK, John has overseen vital campaign wins to protect our rainforests, stop coal burning and fracking in the UK, kickstart offshore wind, and give our oceans the protection they deserve.  Pat Venditti, who has been in charge of the organisation’s campaigning programme for the…

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UK banks and investors responsible for nearly double the UK’s annual carbon emissions, report finds

Stuart Mitchell

A new report, published on 25 May 2021 by Greenpeace UK and WWF, finds that UK banks and asset managers were responsible for financing 805 million tonnes of CO2 in 2019, which would make The City of London the 9th biggest emitter of CO2 in the world if it were a country – ranked higher than Germany. The new research points towards finance as one of the UK’s biggest contributors to climate change and supports calls for regulation to be introduced across the sector to bring it into line with…

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Campaigners call for ‘street revolution’ to stop air pollution bounce-back

Stuart Mitchell

As we begin easing of lockdown restrictions, a broad coalition of environment and transport organisations are calling on the Westminster national government and local leaders to urgently and fundamentally redesign transport in a way that is better for public health, cleaner air and the climate. In an open letter – written to the Secretaries of State for Transport, Environment, the Chancellor, leaders of local and regional authorities, and city mayors – 9 NGOs, including, Greenpeace UK, Living Streets, Cycling UK, Transport & Environment and CPRE the countryside charity, set out…

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