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Manchester Friends of the Earth news releases will have contact details for the specific campaign leads.

You are also welcome to contact our Media officer or one of the Group coordinators but please be aware that we are all volunteers and may not be able to respond to you right away:

Media officer:

Pete Abel: 07951 642858, pete[at]manchesterfoe.org.uk

Group coordinators:

Amy Berrisford & Catherine Thomson: coords[at]manchesterfoe.org.uk

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News Releases

Low heat pump uptake slowing progress on greener homes – Friends of the Earth reaction

18th Mar 2024

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Commenting on today’s report from the National Audit Office, warning that the low uptake of heat pumps is slowing progress on decarbonising home heating, Friends of the Earth’s head of policy, Mike Childs, said: ​“Yet again the speed and scale of government action …

Planning for climate crisis falling ‘far short’ – Friends of the Earth reaction

13th Mar 2024

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*** Legal challenge over national adaptation programme Commenting on the Climate Change Committee’s warning today that government plans to help the UK adapt to the impacts of climate change “falls far short of what is required”, Friends of the Earth’s head …

BUDGET 2024 – Friends of the Earth reaction

6th Mar 2024

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Commenting on today’s Budget statement, Friends of the Earth’s head of policy, Mike Childs, said: “Yet another Budget that largely ignores the dangers of climate breakdown, and yet another missed opportunity to properly invest in building a strong, clean and …

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Droylsden based GM Pension Fund continues funding the climate crisis say protesters (Fossil Free Greater Manchester)

5th Mar 2024

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Unison members, pensioners and other campaigners will be in Droylsden on the 8th March to lobby members of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) Panel. The protesters say that the Fund is persistently ignoring the calls of Fund members and …

MANCHESTER Budget Day vigil highlights 1000s dead this winter due to cold, damp homes (Fuel Poverty Action)

4th Mar 2024

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Location: Market Street, Manchester (outside Boots / near Cross Street junction) Start time: 1pm (slow procession to Piccadilly Gardens at 1.45pm), Wednesday 6th March On the day of the Spring budget announcement, Wednesday March 6th, a coalition of movements will …

Ofgem announces new energy price cap – Friends of the Earth reaction

23rd Feb 2024

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Responding to the news that the price at which the average annual energy bill will be capped has fallen from £1,928 to £1,690, Mike Childs, head of policy at Friends of the Earth, said: “When energy prices have been so obscenely inflated …

Nearly 10m households in crisis after decade of deepening health inequality from cold homes - damning new report from Sir Michael Marmot’s Institute of Health Equity

23rd Feb 2024

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New analysis finds 9.6 million UK households are living in heat-leaking, poorly insulated homes and have incomes below the minimum required for an acceptable standard of living Cold homes double the risk of adults developing new mental health conditions and …

UK to leave Energy Charter Treaty – Friends of the Earth reaction

22nd Feb 2024

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Responding to the news that the UK is withdrawing from a controversial international agreement called the Energy Charter Treaty, which allows investors to sue governments that adopt policies which interfere with their investments, Kierra Box, campaigner at Friends of the Earth, …

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News release: Andy Burnham and Greater Manchester Council Leaders must call out the ‘Elephant in the Room’ (Fossil Free Greater Manchester)

20th Feb 2024

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Update: The protest is planned for Friday 23 rd February 2024 at 8.30am outside the GMCA offices, at the Tootal Building, 56 Oxford Street. Then from 9am – 10.30 outside the Manchester Town Hall Extension. St Peter’s Square. Andy Burnham and …

Government in High Court over ‘inadequate’ climate plan – again

20th Feb 2024

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● Judicial Review over Carbon Budget Delivery Plan ● Spokespeople from the three organisations will be available for interview outside the High Court   Three organisations are taking the government to the High Court today (20 February) over its weak and …

Labour backtracks on insulation as part of green investment climbdown – Friends of the Earth reaction

8th Feb 2024

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Responding to the news that the Labour Party has weakened its commitment to invest £6bn per year on a programme to insulate UK homes, as part of a wider rollback on its £28bn green spending pledge, Mike Childs, head of policy …

Labour to scale back green pledge – Friends of the Earth reaction

8th Feb 2024

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Commenting on reports that Labour is to scale back its £28bn a year green pledge, Friends of the Earth’s head of policy, Mike Childs, said: “Green investment doesn’t just deliver for the planet; it also benefits our health and economy. Cutting …

Larne Lough: NI Court of Appeal hears gas caverns legal challenge

6th Feb 2024

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*** Photo opportunity: outside High Court in Belfast at 9.45m Tuesday 6 February [1].   *** A Crowd Justice page has been set up here to help provide vital financial support for the legal challenge  The Court of Appeal in Belfast will hear …

Shell annual profits for 2023 - Friends of the Earth reaction

1st Feb 2024

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Responding to Shell’s annual profits announcement for 2023, in which the oil giant posted earnings of £22.4 billion, Imogen Dow, warm homes campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said: “2023 was one of Shell’s most profitable years ever as the …

MPs discuss future of steel in UK – Friends of the Earth comment

23rd Jan 2024

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Speaking ahead of today’s House of Commons debate on protecting steel in the UK, Friends of the Earth energy campaigner, Tony Bosworth, said: “The UK government’s failure to develop a green industrial strategy is a huge contributor to the steel industry …

Oil and gas bill: 'more clickbait politics' that won’t bring down bills or improve energy security

22nd Jan 2024

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With MPs set to vote today on the government’s Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill, Jamie Peters, climate coordinator at Friends of the Earth, said: “As people endure another winter of soaring energy prices, with last week’s plummeting temperatures especially hard for the …

New map demonstrates scale of toxic air in Greater Manchester (Clean Cities)

20th Dec 2023

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Ahead of the Air Quality Administration Committee meeting taking place this morning, campaigners from the coalition ‘Let Manchester Breathe’ are launching a new map of Greater Manchester, highlighting just how far we are from truly cleaning up our air.  The …

Award-winning British sci-fi author collaborates with Friends of the Earth on a radical new podcast about climate hope

18th Dec 2023

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(Joint press release from Emma Newman and Friends of the Earth) An award-winning podcaster and science-fiction author is launching an innovative new podcast – Imagining Tomorrow – in an unusual collaboration with the environmental campaigning group Friends of the Earth. Emma Newman, …

Govt hydrogen production announcement – Friends of the Earth reaction

14th Dec 2023

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Responding to today’s government announcement on 11 hydrogen production projects, Mike Childs, head of policy at Friends of the Earth, said: “We’re pleased to see the government backing green hydrogen projects. Made from electricity and water, green hydrogen is essential for …

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