The Big Ask
The Big Ask was Friends of the Earth’s national campaign asking the Government to set an emissions reduction target in law. Against a background of continually rising emissions from 1997 to 2005, and in the absence of any legal commitment to cut emissions, Friends of the Earth asked for a 3% year-on-year emissions reduction target to be written into law.
The campaign was a great success. The Climate Change Act 2008 set a carbon reduction target of 80% by 2050, based on 1990 levels, and established the Committee on Climate Change to supervise efforts to achieve this target.
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Dec 2018 21st | 10:00am-3:00pm | XR - Reclaim the BBC - Manchester XR - Reclaim the BBC - Manchester21st Fri Dec 18Media City UK Media City UK | |||
Dec 2018 21st | 12:00pm-2:00pm | Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture21st Fri Dec 18Manchester Central Library Manchester Central Library | |||
Jan 2019 9th | 6:00pm-7:00pm | Campaigning planning meet up (Shell Out - No big oil in public science) Campaigning planning meet up (Shell Out - No big oil in public science)9th Wed Jan 19Partisan Partisan | |||
Jan 2019 14th | 7:00pm-8:30pm | Fossil Free Greater Manchester campaign meeting Fossil Free Greater Manchester campaign meeting14th Mon Jan 19Green Fish Resource Centre
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The Big Ask postcard handover to Ruth Kelly
Labour Party conference came to Manchester in September, and we seized on the opportunity to try to lobby Secretary of State Ruth Kelly regarding her inexplicable support for the exclusion of emissions from international aviation from the Climate Change Bill.
Interview: Ali on Radiohead's tour (BBC Radio Manchester)
Listen to the interview with Ali, from Manchester Friends of the Earth on Radiohead’s tour (BBC Radio Manchester, 27 Jun 2008).
The Big Ask street theatre performance
On Saturday 5th April, a group of performers from Friends of the Earth and Christian Aid put on a street theatre performance to highlight the exclusion of emissions from international aviation from the Climate Change Bill.
The Big Ask in Middleton
The polar bear’s tour of Greater Manchester reached Middleton on Saturday 27th October, where campaigners from Manchester Friends of the Earth met him in Middleton Gardens.
Polar bear migrates to Middleton in search of new home
Photo Opportunity: Campaigners, accompanied by a forlorn polar bear, will be outside the shopping centre in Middleton Gardens from 11am – 2pm on Saturday 27th October.
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The Big Ask in Bolton
By Saturday 20th October, the polar bear had moved on to Bolton, and campaigners from Manchester and Bolton Friends of the Earth tracked him down outside Marks & Spencers on Deansgate.
Polar bear migrates to Bolton in search of new home
Photo Opportunity: Campaigners, accompanied by a forlorn polar bear, will be outside Marks & Spencer on Deansgate in Bolton Town Centre from 11am – 2pm on Saturday 20th October.
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Climate change action needed
MANCHESTER could end up under water unless drastic action is taken to address global climate change, according to environmentalists. Friends of the Earth put on a mini exhibition at Urbis in the city centre to demonstrate their worst fears, with … Continue reading
The Big Ask at Urbis
On Saturday 13th October, campaigners from Manchester Friends of the Earth dressed in diving gear came to Exchange Square with a partially submerged model of Urbis to symbolise the potentially devastating consequences of climate change.
People of Ashton take action to save polar bear
The people of Ashton came to the rescue of a forlorn polar bear who has been forced to search for a new home because of the melting ice caps. More than 200 shoppers who spotted the polar bear in Ashton … Continue reading
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Dec 17th | Ramsbottom's #PlasticFree meeting Ramsbottom Fire Station |
Dec 18th | Manchester Friends of the Earth December social Slice Pizza & Bread Bar |
Dec 21st | Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture Manchester Central Library |
Dec 21st | XR - Reclaim the BBC - Manchester Media City UK |
