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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 8, 20249 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 7, 20242 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...
Feb 6, 20243 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 30, 20242 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 24, 20242 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 23, 20243 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 19, 20242 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...
Jan 15, 20242 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 19, 20233 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 18, 20236 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...
Dec 6, 20233 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...
Nov 13, 20232 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...
Oct 27, 20239 min read


Why degrowth needs nuclear power (2): Energy means progress
Part 2 of the essay, ‘Degrowing the global economy will require accepting nuclear power’ . Image: evening_tao/Freepik 2. The enormous...
Oct 27, 202311 min read


Why degrowth needs nuclear power (3, end): When both sides are wrong
Part 3 of the essay, ‘Degrowing the global economy will require accepting nuclear power’. Once Finland's Olkiluoto-3 reactor was...
Oct 27, 20235 min read


Why Europe needs to stop promoting the burning of biomass
Something is wrong with our climate policies when they encourage using biomass, even when this will drastically increase greenhouse gas...
Oct 20, 20234 min read


WePlanet Africa’s letter to Greenpeace: ‘You are obstructing Africa’s transition from fossil fuels’
In an open letter, our member organisation in Africa asks Greenpeace to reconsider its opposition to nuclear power. Please read the full...
Oct 17, 20233 min read


From Zoom call to real change: The making of WePlanet Africa
How I came to learn about a young branch of European environmentalists, and decided to join them. By Patricia Nanteza With the Walk4GMOs...
Oct 2, 20233 min read


Give genes a chance to make agriculture more sustainable
Under the slogan Give Genes A Chance, young European scientists are campaigning for the admission of new genetic techniques in...
Sep 27, 20233 min read


An environmentalism of hope
Mark Lynas, one of the driving forces behind WePlanet, tells the story of WePlanet, looking back at our history and looking ahead to a...
Sep 11, 20237 min read
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