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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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European vote on banning bee-harming pesticides delayed until 2018

nature

news release

12th Dec 2017

Outdoor ban on neonicotinoid pesticides needed to help protect bees, says Friends of the Earth European Commission proposals for a complete outdoor ban on three neonicotinoids were discussed by member states today – but no vote was taken. The issue …

At the start of ‘One Planet Summit’ today, Paris Agreement still heading for 3 degrees warming

climate

news release

Two years after the Paris Agreement, and with the impacts of climate change devastating lives, the world’s countries’ inadequate pledges mean we are on track to deliver a catastrophic 3 degrees of warming, or more. The Paris Agreement was meant …

‘Made to Move’: Time to Act!

transport

news release

11th Dec 2017

Love You Bike is calling on the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to support Chris Boardman’s (Greater Manchester cycling and walking commissioner) ‘Made to Move: 15 steps to transform Greater Manchester’ plan at the GMCA meeting on Friday 15th December. [1]

Government taken to court over failure to deal with climate change

news release

8th Dec 2017

A group of 11 concerned citizens are suing the government over their poor performance on global warming.

Leeds to restrict buses, lorries and taxis, but polluting cars can keep on driving

transport

news release

5th Dec 2017

Leeds City Council announces plans for a Clean Air Zone to deal with the city’s air pollution, but disappointingly they fail to deal with polluting cars or vans.

University of Exeter study shows extent of plastic pollution on Cornish beaches

resources

news release

4th Dec 2017

As we campaign to reduce unnecessary packaging and beat the scourge of plastic waste, a seven-year study of Cornish beaches shows the harm this kind of pollution is doing to our natural environment.

Glyphosate relicensing backward step for health and environment

nature

news release

27th Nov 2017

Government must help farmers move away from controversial chemical

Industrial strategy: bold measures needed to reap clean growth benefits

climate

news release

Fossil fuel support undermines government efforts for low-carbon future

Budget 2017: Removing diesel tax incentives not enough to end the UK’s toxic air

transport

news release

22nd Nov 2017

Chancellor shows shocking disregard for nation’s health The Chancellor has shown a ‘shocking disregard for the nation’s heath’ by not delivering a budget which goes far enough to clean up the UK’s toxic air says Friends of the Earth, as …

Excess winter deaths: Action urged on heat-leaking homes

climate

news release

Government must make domestic energy efficiency a national spending priority.

Friends of the Earth calls for a ‘clean air’ budget to end the UK’s toxic air

transport

news release

21st Nov 2017

Friends of the Earth is calling on the Chancellor to deliver a ‘clean air’ budget to rid the UK’s towns and cities of the scourge of modern air pollution. Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth is calling on the …

Britain calls for global coal phase-out at climate talks; yet greenlights fracking and opencast coalmining

climate

news release

16th Nov 2017

Britain calls for global coal phase-out at the climate talks happening in Bonn today, yet greenlights fracking in Yorkshire and opencast coalmining in Northumberland. Isn’t this just hypocritical?

Reported “diesel tax” right move for health – says Friends of the Earth

transport

news release

10th Nov 2017

Newspaper articles suggest there will be a new tax on diesel vehicles announced in the Autumn budget.

New report reveals Greater Manchester councils investing £1.8 BILLION in climate-wrecking companies

news release

9th Nov 2017

National data released today has revealed that Greater Manchester’s local authority pension fund is investing £1.8 billion in the fossil fuel industry [1]. Campaigners say the controversial investments threaten the climate and also represent an unacceptable financial risk to both …

Media Briefing: Can the climate afford Europe’s gas addiction? (Friends of the Earth Europe)

climate

news release

7th Nov 2017

New research from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research shows the incompatibility of EU climate action in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement, and continued gas use. Friends of the Earth Europe commissioned a team of climate …

Government taken to court for third time over dirty air – Friends of the Earth reaction

transport

news release

The government is being taken to court yet again over it’s failure to deal with the UK’s air pollution problem.

The Agrifood Atlas: how corporations are tightening their stranglehold on people’s food

food

news release

31st Oct 2017

New research published today shows the dramatic impacts of the global food system being rapidly monopolised by ever-fewer, ever-larger corporations at every stage of the food chain. This alarming trend poses risks to consumer choice, jobs and working conditions and …

Congestion. Busted. Support more people to cycle

transport

news release

25th Oct 2017

With Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham asking for a ‘Congestion Conversation’, Love Your Bike are inviting people to join one of the Bike Friday cycle rides on Friday 27th October to highlight that the bicycle is the ultimate congestion buster. …

Government plan for plastic bottle deposit scheme welcomed

resources

news release

2nd Oct 2017

Gove investigates deposit scheme for drinks plastic bottles – but stays silent on tougher action on bee-harming pesticides.

News release: Rail electrification in the North? …Sorry no money for the meter!

transport

news release

On Monday 2nd October, “Thomas the Tank engine” and a pre-pay meter, will be helping transport campaigners ask Conservative Party conference delegates to put some money in the electricity meter to help fund the rail electrification programme that the Government …

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