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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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Government clean air plan inadequate, says Friends of the Earth

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Responding to government’s plans for improving air quality in cities, published today, Friends of the Earth air pollution campaigner, Jenny Bates said: “Proposals for Clean Air Zones must include private cars and vans – we can’t continue to let people …

UK Govt support for EU nature laws welcomed by Friends of the Earth

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Today’s declaration by Environment Minster Rory Stewart that the UK Government doesn’t support a renegotiation of crucial EU nature laws, has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.

COP21: Final climate draft must be strengthened

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The final draft of the climate agreement in Paris must be strengthened, says Friends of the Earth. Speaking from Paris, Friends of the CEO Craig Bennett said: “This draft climate deal falls far short of the soaring rhetoric from world …

Heathrow decision postponed

transport

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Commenting on the announcement that the decision whether to proceed with airport expansion at Heathrow or Gatwick will be delayed until after the London mayoral election, Friends of the Earth campaigner Oliver Hayes said: “It’s no surprise that David Cameron …

COP21: Draft climate text published

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Commenting on the latest version of the text of the draft Paris agreement on tackling climate change, published today, Friends of the Earth CEO Craig Bennett said: “The final climate deal must include a commitment to keeping global temperature rises …

Flooding: Govt to review flood risk data

climate

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Responding to Environment Secretary Liz Truss’s announcement today that the Government is reviewing its flood risk data following the devastating floods in Cumbria over the past few days, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Guy Shrubsole said: “Liz Truss’s concession …

Flooding: Government must do far more to tackle climate change, says Friends of the Earth

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The devastating floods that have hit parts of the UK highlight the urgent need to boost defences annd tackle climate change, Friends of the Earth said today. Next week is the final week of negotiations at the UN Climate Summit in …

Empty rhetoric is not enough, David Cameron warned following Paris climate speech

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Reacting to David Cameron’s speech at the Paris climate summit today, Friends of the Earth CEO Craig Bennett, who is also in Paris, said: “David Cameron’s grandstanding on the international stage is riven with hypocrisy because of the complete incompetence …

Decision to allow fracking in Lancashire to be made directly by Government

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Following the announcement that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greg Clark, has informed Lancashire County Council that the decision to allow drilling for shale gas in the county is to be taken directly by Government, Donna …

Alarming threat to bus services in Lancashire

transport

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TravelWatch NorthWest, the independent Community Interest Company representing users of all forms of public transport in NW England, is extremely distressed at proposals by Lancashire County Council, fostered by government spending cuts, to end all subsidy to bus services in …

Amber Rudd sends energy policy in wrong direction

climate

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Reacting to Amber Rudd’s climate and energy speech, Friends of the Earth’s senior energy campaigner Simon Bullock said: “Amber Rudd is certainly taking UK energy policy in a new direction: unfortunately it’s backwards to the 20th century.

High Court refuses permission to challenge UK Government’s bee-harming pesticide decision

nature

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Friends of the Earth expressed disappointment and concern after the High Court today refused its application for a judicial review of the Government’s decision to allow banned bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides to be used on oil-seed rape seeds in some parts …

Government must have effective renewable energy plan, or risk legal challenge, warns Friends of the Earth

climate

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The government could face a legal challenge from Friends of the Earth if it fails to put in place a credible plan for meeting its 2020 renewables targets, the environmental organisation warned today.

Govt fails to protect drinking water & National Parks from risks of fracking

climate

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The Government has today published a consultation which outlines proposals to allow fracking under national parks, AONBs, Sites of Scientific Interest and other protected areas, but rule out fracking from the surface in these areas.

Bees: National Pollinator Strategy needs strengthening says coalition

nature

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The UK Government isn’t acting quickly enough on new evidence of the threats faced by bees and other pollinators in England, the Bee Coalition warned today, the first anniversary of the UK’s National Pollinator Strategy [NPS].

Processed meats cause cancer, says WHO

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Commenting on the report today by the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which concludes that processed meat causes cancer and red meat is a “probable carcinogen”, Friends of the Earth’s senior food campaigner, Clare Oxborrow …

U.S. Youth Climate Change delegates visit Manchester on 10,000km bicycle journey to United Nations Climate Conference

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Pedaling into Manchester on Sunday 25th October 2015, Morgan Curtis, 23, and Garrett Blad, 23, are on Climate Journey, a 10,000km bicycle expedition to COP21, the twenty-first United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, France. As climate change negotiators, concerned …

Low-carbon electricity most cost-effective option for UK power sector

climate

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New low-carbon electricity most cost-effective option for UK power sector – Friends of the Earth reaction.

Invest in green energy not nuclear white elephant, says Friends of the Earth ahead of expected Chinese deal

climate

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The deal is expected to lead to Chinese investment in a proposed new reactor at Hinkley in Somerset, in return for allowing China to build a new prototype nuclear power station at Bradwell in Essex.

Greater Manchester Pension Fund hit as coal companies' share prices fall

climate

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Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) lost an estimated £148 million over the last 18 months on its investments in coal mining [1], adding to concerns that its investments in fossil fuel companies represent a significant financial risk to its members …

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