Press and Media
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
news releases
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News Releases
19th Apr 2024
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Friends of the Earth has welcomed today’s warning from a committee of MPs that the government isn’t doing enough to prepare for the long-term impacts of floods, storms and heatwaves. Later this year (18-19 June) the High Court will …
18th Apr 2024
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Ahead of the local elections, Manchester Friends of the Earth is asking all council candidates standing for election across Greater Manchester to let voters know what they think about key environmental issues. [1] On Thursday 2nd May, people have the …
11th Apr 2024
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A High Court judge has ordered a judicial review of the government’s plan for protecting people, property and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change following a legal challenge by Friends of the Earth and two people whose lives are …
9th Apr 2024
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Researchers identify new onshore wind and solar sites in the North West that could generate 11 times more clean energy Lifting barriers to onshore wind and solar power could produce 11 times more electricity than current levels generated by these …
9th Apr 2024
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Lifting barriers to onshore wind and solar power could produce 13 times more electricity than current levels generated by these sources in England, new research has found. To demonstrate the country’s vast renewable power potential, researchers at Exeter University’s Environmental …
4th Apr 2024
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New polling from Ipsos commissioned by the Clean Cities Campaign found that 64% of GB adults aged 16-75 think London is the UK city with the highest average annual concentration of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) compared to just 7% saying Birmingham …
27th Mar 2024
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Responding to the news that 2023 was the worst year for sewage spills into rivers and seas in England with a 54% rise in incidents compared to 2022 – Sienna Somers, nature campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said: “Record-breaking sewage figures aren’t …
19th Mar 2024
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Manchester Friends of the Earth is inviting people to celebrate the world’s forests at the ‘Forests and how to save them’ film screening and discussion event at Patagonia Manchester store. 6.30pm, Thursday 21st March. (1) Thursday 21st March marks the United Nations …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …