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Make 2020 the year we save the planet, with Friends of the Earth’s New Year Resolutions

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20th Dec 2019

As the year ends many of us will be thinking about new year resolutions. Friends of the Earth wants everyone, especially those in power, to make 2020 the year we save the planet from catastrophic climate breakdown. It can be small, individual actions, or making the decision to join other people for collective change. Whatever you resolve to do, start the new decade feeling positive that we can all make a difference.

New government can’t hide from the climate and ecological emergency

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13th Dec 2019

The Conservative Party failed to address the climate and nature emergency in this election but with floods and wildfires already destroying communities here and abroad, the new government cannot hide from its responsibilities and must urgently prioritise the climate crisis – says Friends of the Earth.

General Election Manifestos: Labour tops Friends of the Earth’s climate and nature league table

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7th Dec 2019

Next government must put climate and ecological crisis at top of the agenda, says Friends of the Earth

One third of parliamentary candidates pledge to make the climate a deal-breaker if elected

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5th Dec 2019

Over 1,000 prospective parliamentary candidates (1,031 as of 05/12/19) out of 3,006 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have taken a Friends of the Earth pledge to make the climate crisis a deal-breaker in how they would vote in parliament if elected.

Climate and Nature emergencies: Voters need to know where their Greater Manchester Parliamentary candidates stand

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27th Nov 2019

Thursday 28th November will see the first #ClimateNatureDebate held during a General Election campaign.[1]

Community Calls on Tameside Council to Up its Game in Response to Climate Emergency

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24th Nov 2019

Thursday 28th November will see the launch of a new group in Tameside dedicated to acting to prevent climate breakdown, amid concerns the council is not taking the urgent actions necessary.

Climate put centre stage with its own TV election debate

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21st Nov 2019

Following a campaign from students, activists and green groups Channel 4 have today (21 November) announced they are hosting a general election TV debate dedicated to the climate.

Next government must end support for overseas fracking, say campaign groups

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18th Nov 2019

The next UK government must stop giving financial support to fracking operations overseas, a coalition of organisations is demanding today.

The UK’s Pathway to Net-Zero: where do Greater Manchester local authorities come in?

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8th Nov 2019

Manchester Friends of the Earth invite people to a discussion evening on Monday 11th November with Mike Childs, Head of Science, Policy and Research at Friends of the Earth (FoE) who will outline the UK's pathway for achieving net-zero greenhouse emissions - exploring what will need to happen to transport, power, buildings, land-use, industry, waste, shipping and aviation to get us there.

Switching to a green energy supplier is cheaper and easier than you think says Friends of the Earth.

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6th Nov 2019

Environmental campaign group calls on Britons to make a green energy switch this November

Government halts fracking: Friends of the Earth reaction

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2nd Nov 2019

A moratorium on fracking in England, announced today by the government, has been warmly welcomed by Friends of the Earth.

National Audit Office report on fracking – Friends of the Earth response

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23rd Oct 2019

“This is a quietly critical report that doesn’t give the fracking industry any revived sense of hope. The NAO have several concerns including the mark-your-own-homework approach to regulation and the lack of clarity over who should be responsible for clean-up costs if fracking ever got going.

PM to chair cabinet committee on climate change – reaction

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17th Oct 2019

Government challenged to reverse climate-wrecking policies.

Polling reveals that nearly two thirds of Britons are concerned about the climate impact of Heathrow expansion.

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14th Oct 2019

“Heathrow’s third runway project is fuelled by government climate hypocrisy. It would be an emissions disaster and doesn’t even have the public backing that the planners like to assume it has. "

Friends of the Earth calls for Highways Agency to be scrapped

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8th Oct 2019

Manchester Friends of the Earth has joined the call for Highways England to be scrapped and to replaced with an agency that looks at transport in the round.

Climate campaigners urge Trafford Council to call on GM Pension Fund to stop funding fossil fuels

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7th Oct 2019

Climate campaigners are urging Trafford councillors to support a motion calling on the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) to stop funding fossil fuel companies at the Trafford Council meeting on Wednesday 9th October.

Revealed: climate-friendly councils in the North West

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3rd Oct 2019

Salford has topped the table of the most climate-friendly councils in the North West, according to new research by Friends of the Earth released today (Thursday 3 October) with Pendle and Ribble Valley councils not doing so well.

No more fracking at Lancashire site before planning permission ends

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news release
1st Oct 2019

News that fracking will not take place at Preston New Road before current planning permission expires at the end of November, has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.

Friends of the Earth reacts to CCC advice on international aviation and shipping emissions

climate
news release
24th Sep 2019

"For too long governments have hidden away from the further climate disaster that would come with aviation expansion."

Youth Strike 4 Climate Manchester news release: THOUSANDS STRIKING IN MANCHESTER: Demonstrators from all over Greater Manchester joined the #GlobalClimateStrike last Friday!

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23rd Sep 2019

For what was the largest climate mobilisation in history, millions of people took to the streets to protest. The youth called on everyone, not just the young people, to join them on the 20th of September in demonstrations ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit.

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