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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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CLIMATE

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

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news release

12th Dec 2017

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 …

Industrial strategy: bold measures needed to reap clean growth benefits

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news release

27th Nov 2017

Fossil fuel support undermines government efforts for low-carbon future

Excess winter deaths: Action urged on heat-leaking homes

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news release

22nd Nov 2017

Government must make domestic energy efficiency a national spending priority.

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

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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?

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

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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 …

News release: 5000 people call for GM Pension Fund to ditch fossil fuels

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news release

22nd Sep 2017

A petition calling for Greater Manchester’s local authority pension fund (GMPF) to ditch dirty coal, oil and gas stocks will be handed in to the GMPF’s Annual General Meeting. Since the petition launch, over 5000 people have expressed their dismay …

Friends of the Earth and community campaigners are calling on Greg Clark MP, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, not to give final consent to allow fracking to go ahead in Lancashire, as drilling is reported at Preston New Road today.

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news release

17th Aug 2017

Greg Clark MP still has to give final consent before the controversial hydraulic fracturing process can begin. With support for fracking at an all-time low, and local opposition increasing, Friends of the Earth has said it’s not too late for …

National support for fracking at lowest level yet

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news release

3rd Aug 2017

UK support for fracking is at its lowest recorded level according to the latest BEIS Energy and Climate Change Public Attitude Tracker reported released today (3 August). Support for fracking has decreased over the last year, from 21% to just …

66% of Lancashire residents oppose fracking in their local area

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news release

30th Jun 2017

Over half of people surveyed (54%) still believe fracking to be unsafe, despite long-term efforts from the industry to sell the controversial process to the county.

Campaigners hail UNISON decision as Greater Manchester Pension Fund faces more pressure to ditch fossil fuels

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news release

23rd Jun 2017

Fossil Free Greater Manchester (FFGM) today hailed UNISON’s decision that local authority pension funds should stop investing in fossil fuels. UNISON members took the decision at their annual conference in Brighton.

Two out of three Lancashire residents oppose Conservative manifesto proposal to allow non-fracking drilling without planning permission

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news release

21st Jun 2017

• Large parts of Lancashire are licensed for onshore oil and gas extraction • Cuadrilla have already been delayed with plans for fracking due to significant local opposition A YouGov survey [1] of Lancashire residents for Friends of the Earth released today …

Will Theresa May allow “climate pariah” DUP to weaken action on climate?

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news release

9th Jun 2017

Responding to today’s news of a hung U.K parliament and that the Conservative Party may govern with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), James Orr, Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland Director, said: “Under the DUP leadership Northern …

Trump pulls out of Paris: Friends of the Earth promises to oppose any trade deal with the US

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news release

2nd Jun 2017

Donald Trump has officially pulled the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement. In response to the news, Craig Bennett, Friends of the Earth CEO said: “Climate change is one of the biggest challenges the world faces and the next …

Friends of the Earth will oppose any trade deal with the US if Trump pulls out of Paris

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news release

31st May 2017

Reacting to reports today (31 May) that Donald Trump will pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Craig Bennett, Friends of the Earth CEO said: “Friends of the Earth will campaign vigorously against any trade deal with the …

Switching On: How Renewables Will Power the UK – new report

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news release

26th May 2017

“By 2030 renewables should be able to produce at least 75% of our electricity while maintaining system reliability” Alasdair Cameron, report author With the cost of renewable energy falling, and advances in grid management and storage technology, the UK can …

News release: Australian campaigners visit Manchester to share secret to beating the fracking industry

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news release

24th May 2017

Manchester Friends of the Earth, Frack Free Greater Manchester and Central Lancashire Friends of the Earth are inviting people to a special screening of ‘The Bentley Effect’ Movie – A Message of Hope, 3pm, Saturday 27th May at the Central …

News release: GM Mayoral Hustings: What About the Environment?

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news release

26th Apr 2017

With Greater Manchester on the verge of electing its first ever Metro Mayor a coalition of environment campaigns have organised the “What About the Environment?” hustings on Friday 28th April to give people the chance to quiz the mayoral candidates …

Manchester Court to hear Lancashire Fracking legal appeals tomorrow

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news release

14th Mar 2017

A local community fighting fracking in Lancashire is taking the Government to court at a hearing in Manchester tomorrow (15 March) which could last until Friday. Preston New Road Action Group are appealing the decision by the Secretary of State …

Budget: Chancellor silent on UK air pollution scandal – and pledges more climate-wrecking oil and gas extraction

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news release

8th Mar 2017

Friends of the Earth has slammed today’s budget after the Chancellor failed to tackle the UK’s air pollution crisis, which leads to tens of thousands of premature deaths every year. Mr Hammond also signalled the UK’s continuing addiction to climate-wrecking …

Revealed: Cuadrilla planning to start drilling without completing groundwater monitoring as required by law

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news release

21st Feb 2017

A Friends of the Earth investigation has revealed that fracking company Cuadrilla are planning to start drilling in Lancashire in the next few weeks before completing the 12 months of groundwater monitoring required by law.

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