Tag: Greenpeace

Historic Ocean Treaty set to enter into force, opening path for marine biodiversity recovery

Stuart Mitchell

In a landmark moment for ocean protection, the High Seas Treaty has reached the threshold of 60 governments signing it into law, clearing the way for the historic agreement to enter into force. This is the most important global agreement on the environmental crisis since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.  With less than 1% of the High Seas currently fully or highly protected, the Treaty is crucial to expanding protection, establishing sanctuaries that allow biodiversity to recover and wildlife to thrive, helping to mitigate the climate crisis, and safeguarding food…

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Removing gas-fired power stations from ‘rigged’ electricity market could lower UK energy bills by over £5bn a year, report finds

Stuart Mitchell

The government could save households and businesses £5.1 billion a year on their energy bills, as soon as 2028, by overhauling the electricity market to stop gas-fired power stations from ‘unfair profiteering’, a new report published recently by Greenpeace UK has found. The new research from policy consultancy, Stonehaven – which was commissioned by Greenpeace UK – outlines energy system reforms that would remove gas plants from the wholesale electricity market and place them into a strategic reserve. This would stop expensive gas from setting electricity prices, protect UK billpayers…

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Removing gas-fired power stations from ‘rigged’ electricity market could lower energy bills by over £5bn a year, report finds

Stuart Mitchell

The government could save households and businesses £5.1 billion a year on their energy bills, as soon as 2028, by overhauling the electricity market to stop gas-fired power stations from ‘unfair profiteering’, a new report published today by Greenpeace UK has found. The new research from policy consultancy, Stonehaven – which was commissioned by Greenpeace UK – outlines energy system reforms that would remove gas plants from the wholesale electricity market and place them into a strategic reserve. This would stop expensive gas from setting electricity prices, protect UK billpayers…

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Sargasso Sea surveys find vulnerable sperm whales and elusive pygmy sperm whales, as Greenpeace calls for ocean sanctuary

Stuart Mitchell

The presence of elusive pygmy sperm whales, as well as vulnerable and near-threatened species, has been detected in the Sargasso Sea using innovative environmental DNA sequencing and acoustic surveys, boosting calls for it to be declared an ocean sanctuary under the Global Ocean Treaty.  Greenpeace’s ship Arctic Sunrise spent three weeks on a voyage through the Sargasso Sea in May 2024, taking samples of seawater for ‘eDNA’ analysis[1] and carrying out an acoustic survey using hydrophones[2]. Greenpeace UK campaigners collected the samples, with help from British band Bastille’s frontman Dan…

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World’s highest court delivers historic protections for climate-impacted communities

Stuart Mitchell

The world’s highest court has just delivered a landmark Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States in the face of the climate emergency.[1] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision delivers historic protections that strengthen the responsibilities of States under international law beyond the Paris Agreement, with several key additional obligations including the duty of all countries to prevent significant harm to the environment and the duty to cooperate. The Court’s decision obligates States to regulate businesses on the harm caused by their emissions regardless of where the harm takes…

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