The international community have failed to make significant progress towards securing an effective climate change agreement in Paris next year, Friends of the Earth said today, as the latest round of talks in Lima, Peru closed.
In response to the new report, from the Government’s committee on climate change, which has found policies to support low-carbon electricity have already reduced emissions by the equivalent of taking 10 million cars off the road, Simon Bullock, Friends of …
Commenting on early figures from the Met Office, which show 2014 is on course to be one of, if not the warmest, year on record both globally and for the UK, Friends of the Earth Climate Campaigner Simon Bullock said: …
Government plans to invest over £2bn in flood defence project is not enough to protect homes and businesses from the impacts of climate change, Friends of the Earth warned today (Tuesday 2 December 2014).
Reacting to a new Royal Society report published today (Thursday 27 November 2014), warning that exposure of human populations to extreme weather is set to increase as global climate and population size, location and age continue to change, Friends of …
Commenting in advance of today’s pledge by the UK Government of millions of hundreds of millions of pounds to a UN “green fund” intended to help poor nations develop their economies more cleanly and prepare for the impact of global …
Commenting on news today (19 November) that Salford City Council has passed a motion, supported cross-party, which acknowledges serious air pollution and health problems in the city, and commits the council to take action (1), Helen Rimmer North West Campaigner for Friends of …
Trafford Council last night (Wednesday 12 November) formerly voted to oppose fracking at its Full Council meeting. The Trafford Labour group had submitted a motion opposing fracking [1] which was also supported by the Liberal Democrat group. During the debate the …
Energy minister Matthew Hancock has revealed that Blackpool and The Fylde College is to be the UK hub for the National College for Onshore Oil and Gas.
Trafford Council will debate the controversial fracking industry at its Full Council meeting tomorrow (Weds 12 November) after the Labour group submitted a motion opposing fracking [1].
Reacting to calls from University of Glasgow academics for regulations on the surface vibrations caused by fracking to be weakened, Friends of the Earth Energy campaigner Tony Bosworth said: “Any move to weaken safety rules on fracking will send shock-waves …
Responding to George Osborne’s claims on today’s BBC Radio 4 Today programme that fracking will help to deliver a “Northern powerhouse”, North West Campaigner Helen Rimmer said: “This is yet another desperate attempt by the Chancellor to try and win over communities who …
Responding to the National Audit Office’s new report on strategic flood risk management published today (Wednesday 5 November 2014), which strongly criticises the Government for cutting investment in flood defence maintenance, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Guy Shrubsole said: …
Responding to a statement from unconventional gas firm IGas regarding the results from its exploration well at Barton Moss in Salford (1), which focus on shale gas potential, Friends of the Earth’s North West campaigner Helen Rimmer said: “These shale gas results …
Reacting to the publication today (Sunday 2 November) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 5th Synthesis Report, Friends of the Earth’s International Climate Campaigner Asad Rehman said: “Politicians can’t say they weren’t warned – climate change poses a …
Reacting to new EU targets for tackling climate change agreed last night, Asad Rehman, international climate campaigner at Friends of the Earth said: “David Cameron has written himself into history alongside Canadian PM Stephen Harper and Australian leader Tony Abbott as …
Trafford Council was forced to delay its decision over a planning application for coal-bed methane gas exploration and extraction by energy firm Igas today (Thursday 9 October 2014) after Friends of the Earth raised concerns about the planning process and an …
Commenting on reports that the European Commission has approved a deal to use British taxpayers’ money to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset, Friends of the Earth’s Policy and Campaigns Director Craig Bennett said “This …
An environmental charity has written to Trafford council about plans for a coal bed methane site near Davyhulme, that could leave the council liable to legal challenge if they grant permission. [1]
Local residents and campaigners will be handing in a petition calling on Trafford Council to say no to gas drilling in Davyhulme, at Trafford Town Hall on Wednesday morning. Over 1,300 Trafford residents have signed the petition, which calls on …
