Mining Moana, fast fashion, and suing Shell, it's a been a busy week for Greenpeace around the world. Here are a few highlights.
Germany – Greenpeace activists demonstrate for an anti-fast fashion law with a five-metre-high clothing statue made of clothing waste in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. On a banner, the activists warn: "Fast fashion: bought cheaply, paid dearly". The installation, based on a design by artist Emanuele Jane Morelli, consists of textiles collected by Greenpeace from the mountains of garbage at the Kantamanto market in Accra, Ghana. It is one of the largest second-hand markets in the world, where old clothes, including those from Germany, lead to ever-increasing environmental pollution.
Philippines – Survivors of Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) sent a message using fishing boats, kayaks, and a giant banner: "SHELL, WE'RE SUING YOU FOR ODETTE." They are taking Shell to court for the great harm they suffered from the storm that claimed 405 lives and injured over 1,400 others back in 2021.
Climate scientists say the extreme weather brought by Odette was made more likely by climate change, driven by fossil fuel combustion. This landmark case is the first of its kind and scale against an oil and gas company for deaths, injuries, and property damage that have already occurred.
The case, which will be filed in London where Shell's global headquarters is located, deals with the company's historic carbon emissions, deception, and disinformation about climate change, which it has known about since 1965.
Cook Islands – Louisa Castledine, Cook Island Activist and spokesperson for the Ocean Ancestors collective (left) with Juressa Lee, seabed campaigner at Greenpeace Aotearoa (right), hold a banner reading 'Don't Mine The Moana' in front of the Nautilus at Rarotonga port in the Cook Islands.
The Nautilus has returned from a 21-day deep sea exploration expedition visiting sites in the mineral exploration areas licensed by the Cook Islands authorities, who are consistently supporting the development of deep sea mining.
The research being conducted on the Nautilus is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration Cooperation Institute. and comes just six months after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order tasking NOAA to fast track the licensing process for deep sea mining.
Czech Republic – Demonstration at Prague's Hradčanské Square in support of the independence of the Ministry of the Environment and against the appointment of a candidate from a party that denies climate science.
USA – More than 2,500 separate "No Kings' marches and rallies took place across the country October 18, 2025 to call attention to the US President Donald Trump's unconstitutional attempts to expand executive power. This image is from a protest in Houston, Texas.
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