Press and Media

* On Friday 17th November, Manchester Friends of the Earth members will be joining Afzal Khan MP at Trinity House Community Resource Centre, Rusholme for a School COP28 event where we will be holding a community crafting session with school staff and children to co-create …

Reacting to the news that Steve Barclay has replaced Thérèse Coffey as Environment Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Cabinet reshuffle, Paul de Zylva, nature campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said: “Thérèse Coffey’s time as Environment Secretary was mired in controversy. Her lasting legacy will …

Responding to the King’s speech, which marks the start of the parliamentary year and serves as an opportunity for the government to set out its priorities for the coming months, Jamie Peters, climate coordinator at Friends of the Earth, said: “If …

As the oil and gas giant Shell posts quarterly profits of £5.1bn, Imogen Dow, warm homes campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said:“Buoyed by last year’s bumper profits – the biggest in Shell’s history – the company is going full steam …

A disability rights activist, a campaigner fighting to save his home from coastal erosion, and the environmental justice group, Friends of the Earth, are taking the government to court over its ‘unlawful’ climate adaptation plans. The claimants filed their legal …

Unison members and other campaigners are in Bury today outside a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. They want the Mayor and Council Leaders to call on their Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) to get rid of its climate-damaging …

After announcing plans to weaken a number of green policies last month, the government has today issued a response to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), which requested further information about the how the changes will impact on the UK’s climate targets. …

 ·  £16 billion invested into fossil fuel industry by LGPS  ·  Over £8 billion funding new oil and gas exploration ·  Varied approach to fossil fuel funding; o Just 10% of funds hold 50% of investment in fossil fuels o Schemes in Wales & London …

Extinction Rebellion and Fossil Free GM are demonstrating outside a major pension conference in Manchester on Wednesday morning 18th October [07.45 – 09.15].  Accompanied by a life-size model elephant the demonstrators will be calling out the “elephant in the room”: …

Friends of the Earth is going to the High Court on Tuesday (17 October) [1] to try to obtain the advice and recommendation departmental officials gave to Michael Gove before he granted planning permission to a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria, …

Responding to the Climate Change Committee’s assessment of recent announcements on net zero from the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Danny Gross, climate campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said: “This assessment highlights the glaring inconsistencies between the government’s rhetoric and action. …

***Friends of the Earth spokespeople are available for interview or briefing at Labour Party Conference*** With Labour Party Conference entering its final stretch, Keir Starmer addressed delegates in Liverpool today to set out his vision for the next Labour government …

The Shadow Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, addressed delegates in Liverpool today, outlining Labour’s plans to strengthen the UK’s energy security if the party wins at the next general election. Mike Childs, head of policy at Friends of the Earth, said: “Energy …

Following Rachel Reeves’ speech today in Liverpool setting out the Labour Party’s vision for the British economy if it wins the next general election, Mike Childs, head of policy at Friends of the Earth, said: “By acknowledging just how significant a threat …

With the Labour Party’s annual conference due to kick off this weekend in Liverpool, Friends of the Earth is urging Keir Starmer to stand strong on environmental protections, which must remain at the forefront of Labour’s agenda to honour its …

The Energy Secretary's speech has only reinforced her government’s abysmal record on climate, by parroting much of the Prime Minister’s recent and incredibly divisive rhetoric...

The Prime Minister’s unravelling of vital climate policies last week was made up of exactly the cheap ploys and short-termism he railed against... 

Reacting to news that the Rosebank oil and gas field has been given the green light,  Friends of the Earth climate campaigner, Danny Gross, said:   “This is yet another colossal failure of leadership from a government that seems determined to …

Friends of the Earth has hit out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after he confirmed today that several key green policies would be weakened (and scrapping some that were never firm proposals – such as compulsory car sharing or meat taxes). …