Arctic

  • The day giant LEGO people took to the streets of Sydney

    30 July 2014

    At 9am on a Friday morning in the Greenpeace Sydney office, our giant LEGO friend, Katy, received a phone call from a supporter informing her that Shell is using it's partnership with the well-loved LEGO brand to increase fuel sales and divert attention from its Arctic oil drilling.

  • Some sticky business going on with LEGO

    1 August 2014

    Yesterday a team of Greenpeace staff and giant LEGO people headed to Sydney's biggest toy shops to tell LEGO to quit its dirty deal with Shell by plastering 'save the Arctic' stickers all over its toy boxes.

  • Let's stop feeling so guilty about global warming

    25 August 2014

    Emma Thompson recently went to the Arctic aboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza. She wrote these words after walking out onto the fragile sea ice for the first time alongside her 14 year old daughter Gaia.

  • The Arctic is worth fighting for

    16 September 2014

    Blogpost by Yeb Saño As I witness with my own eyes the sublime and spectacular beauty of the Arctic, I realize that we live on a deeply interconnected planet. What happens all over the world affects this region in seriously profound and intricate ways.  And what happens here in the Arctic affects the entire world.

  • What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic

    8 October 2014

    Look, a polar bear!' He might be a Head of State, but even the President of Kiribati, His Excellency Anote Tong, could not hide his excitement at seeing one of these magnificent animals in the wild.'

  • See you in court, Arctic oil!

    15 February 2017

    It's time we hold governments accountable for their climate promises; we must protect the pristine Arctic - it's critical for the preservation of our planet for future generations.

  • Think you can reverse global warming?

    26 May 2017

    On a brisk, sunny morning in the middle of Sydney’s business district, people were greeted with a surprise. Standing out against the concrete a mysterious 2m tall exhibit sat lonely in the square.

  • The Arctic Sunrise has been seized. Here's why:

    18 August 2017

    The message is clear: Norway, it’s time to choose people over oil. 35 activists from 25 countries around the world are in the Barents Sea to demand an end to Arctic drilling.