Dear Greenpeace: One year on and we can’t wait anymore!
Today, we mark the one-year anniversary of the “Dear Greenpeace” campaign—a rallying cry from young people demanding an honest, science-base
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May 233 min read
Cultivated Meat in the EU: why banning it is a mistake
The potential of cultivated meat and the controversial bans threatening its future in Europe.
Mar 223 min read
Historic Nuclear Energy Summit
Young climate activists rally as world leaders gathered in Brussels for an historic nuclear energy summit.
Mar 213 min read
Simple Switch, Big Impact: Why You Should Stop Using Charcoal
WePlanet Africa team discuss how switching from charcoal for cooking can protect Africa's forests, people and our climate.
Mar 184 min read
Nature protection in Poland is on the verge of a positive revolution
Nature protection in Poland is on the verge of a positive revolution - and one of WePlanet's founding organizations, FOTA4Climate, is...
Mar 116 min read
Plant breeding in the EU at a regulatory impasse
New Genomic Techniques face regulatory hurdles preventing farmers from utilising this important technology.
Feb 232 min read
Two years on from Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Another bloody milestone, two years since Vladimir Putin launched the brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine and brought war once again to Eu
Feb 89 min read
Money can buy us happiness after all
Forget all the fuss about an epidemic of depression in affluent countries. Look at the data. A modern world is a happier world. By Hidde...
Feb 72 min read
Science Wins! MEPs vote in support of NGTs
We won! After three epic years of campaigning, today our movement persuaded 100s of members of the European Parliament to back proposals...
Feb 63 min read
“Give genes a chance!” Over 1,000 scientists in 14 countries hold historic demonstrations in support of gene editing
Europe, Tuesday 6th Feb. Over 1,000 scientists in 14 European nations have held unprecedented demonstrations across the continent urging...
Jan 302 min read
A Community Win: European Union Commits €50 Million to Boost Alternative Proteins
Our “Fund future food” campaign calling on the European Commission to start investing in the rapidly expanding alternative protein sector ha
Jan 242 min read
ENVI Committee back NGTs in historic vote
WePlanet statement on the NGT vote in the European Parliament, 24 January 2024 Today's 47 to 31 vote in the environment committee of the...
Jan 233 min read
Will the European Parliament give genes a chance?
By Mark Lynas Only a few hours remain before a crucial vote in the European Parliament, where the environment committee will decide...
Jan 192 min read
‘Progress? It’s in our genes!’ 35 Nobel laureates implore MEPs to support new genomic techniques
An open letter signed by 35 Nobel laureates and more than 1,000 European scientists has been sent to Members of the European Parliament...
Jan 152 min read
We've become WePlanet
New name, same great movement. RePlanet rebrands to WePlanet. When we launched our organisation two years ago, we had no idea we would...
Dec 19, 20233 min read
Youth vs Greenpeace: Historic climate trial deciding future of nuclear power in Europe to go ahead
*** Breaking news from our Dear Greenpeace campaigners *** A Swedish teenager and her supporters have been granted a historic hearing at...
Dec 18, 20236 min read
‘Modern genetic techniques offer many prospects for agroecology’: Q&A with Urs Niggli
For years, as director of the Swiss Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Urs Niggli fought against the genetic...
Dec 6, 20233 min read
Why I presented the World Bank with a piece of charcoal
If you prepare a meal in Africa, you will probably need to burn charcoal. This results in disease, deaths and deforestation. WePlanet...
Nov 13, 20232 min read
WePlanet Africa leads tree planting effort in Bungoma
On Kenya’s National Tree Growing Day, our members from WePlanet Africa came together to plant hundreds of trees. WePlanet Africa, a...
Oct 27, 20239 min read
‘Degrowing the global economy will require accepting nuclear power’
An ardent anti-capitalist advocate of degrowth makes a passionate case for using the energy source that’s often hated by his allies. In...
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