pressure group case study - outsider

Question 1

what’s my example?

Answer 1

greenpeace

Question 2

what is greenpeace?

Answer 2

an independent movement of people who defend the natural world

Question 3

what are their central aims?

Answer 3

-stop climate change
-defend the oceans
-protect the forests
-working for peace and the removal of nuclear weapons
-save the arctic
-remove toxins

Question 4

how is it funded?

Answer 4

by individual donations or donations from foundations
e.g. in 2014 the Leonardo Dicaprio foundation donated $2million

Question 5

how many members?

Answer 5

over 3.5 million

Question 6

what are their methods?

Answer 6

-direct action e.g. climbing to the top of the shard in protests against shell’s plans to drill into the arctic
-patrolling the seas
-producing reports to influence government and the public
-create solutions to environmental problems

Question 7

greenpeace’s successes:

Answer 7

-in 2017 gov. announced plans for a lower carbon economy
-its campaigns against microbeads succeeded because the gov. banned them in 2017
-campaigns against shell were effective as in 2015 they cancelled plans to drill into the arctic

Question 8

greenpeace’s failures:

Answer 8

-failed to prevent drilling off the coast of greenland by cairn gas
-some of its methods like disruptive direct action can alienate the gov. and the public
-criticised for campaign against genetically modified organisms in 2016 as may said it was anti-science