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Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

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33 actions local authorities can take on climate change

climate

20th May 2019

Despite cutbacks there is still a lot local authorities can do on climate change.

Why we oppose a state visit by Donald Trump to Britain

climate

20th Feb 2017

A State visit by Donald Trump to the UK adds legitimacy to his ideas and actions. That’s why we oppose rolling out the red carpet for Donald Trump.

Let’s talk about the fracking facts – Craig Bennett

climate

13th Jan 2017

Fracking firm Cuadrilla has started work on their site at Preston New Road in Lancashire, despite opposition from local residents and their elected representatives. If they succeed in fracking it would be the first time fracking has taken place in the UK …

Cuadrilla’s leaflet complaint is dropped without a ruling, while evidence of fracking risks grows

climate

4th Jan 2017

After more than a year of investigation, the ASA has closed fracking company Cuadrilla’s complaint against Friends of the Earth without making a ruling. Meanwhile, evidence of the risks of fracking continues to grow.

Our Position paper on: Nuclear Power

climate

28th Jul 2016

We do not support the building of new nuclear power plants in the UK. The UK is blessed with huge resources of renewable energy such as offshore wind, tidal and solar. According to independent experts, these can provide all the …

Friends of the Earth challenge Trafford Council on coal-bed methane planning decision

climate

9th Oct 2014

STOP PRESS: The Council has agreed to defer consideration of the application for Coal Bed Methane testing and production (81446/RENEWAL/2013) from tonight’s Planning Committee meeting in order to enable it to give further consideration to environmental issues raised by objectors. …

Our top four priorities for a Labour Government

climate

20th Sep 2014

As we welcome Labour Party delegates from across the country to Manchester for their annual conference, we set out our top four priorities for Ed Miliband if he wins next year’s general election.

Open letter to Salford Councillors: Urgent questions on Barton Moss planning permission

climate

26th Nov 2013

Below is the letter that Manchester Friends of the Earth has sent to all Salford councillors asking them to clarify what steps Salford Council will take to ensure that no activities are undertaken at Barton Moss that would be in …

Unburnable coal, oil… and gas.

climate

3rd Nov 2013

Media coverage of last month’s IPCC 5th Assessment Report rightly focussed on the hardening of the climate science. But one part of the report has been comparatively unreported so far, and has far-reaching implications.

Hinkley C – Greenpeace statement and briefing

climate

21st Oct 2013

21 October, 2013. In response to the announcement of the Hinkley deal, Greenpeace UK Executive Director John Sauven said: “Hinkley C fails every test – economic, consumer, and environmental. It will lock a generation of consumers into higher energy bills, …

A dangerous distraction. Why offsetting is failing the climate and people: the evidence

climate

2nd Jun 2009

Negotiations to prevent dangerous climate change are moving painfully slowly, despite the science demanding urgent carbon cuts. Developed countries are reluctant to set themselves reduction targets consistent with what the science demands and provide necessary financial flows to developing countries. To compound this failure, they are also seeking to continue and extend the use of offsetting. This report provides the evidence to show that offsetting does not work and will not work.

Draft Climate Change Bill

climate

30th Jun 2007

On 13 March 2007 the Government published a draft Climate Change Bill, which underwent a public consultation until 12 June.

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