Press and Media

Reacting to flash flooding and warnings of more heavy rain, Paul de Zylva, campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said:  “Heavy rain and flash flooding are likely to become more frequent as a result of climate change.  “We desperately need …

A decision on whether or not to grant planning permission for a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria has been delayed until “on or before 8 November 2022”. Friends of the Earth received a letter from the government confirming the …

Commenting on the huge profits posted today by BP, Friends of the Earth campaigner, Sana Yusuf, said:   “Ministers must impose a much tougher windfall tax on massive oil and gas firm profits. It beggars belief that these companies are raking …

• Make energy efficiency a top priority, PM candidates urged  Responding to news that the energy price cap could double by January, Friends of the Earth’s head of policy, Mike Childs, said:  “It’s astonishing that the government continues to dither …

Below is the full text of the comment from Manchester Friends of the Earth in reaction to the record-shattering temperatures recorded across Britain on 18th and 19th July. “This is not just a ‘hot summer’. These are record-shattering extreme day …

The Met Office has announced that the UK’s temperature record has been broken, reaching 40 degrees for the first time. Reacting for Friends of the Earth, Mike Childs, head of science, policy and research, said: “Scientists have long warned this …

In a landmark victory for climate justice that comes as the UK faces its hottest day on record, the High Court has ruled that the government’s Net Zero Strategy breaches the Climate Change Act. The legal challenges brought by Friends …

Reacting to news that the Met Office has issued its first ever Red warning for exceptional heat, Mike Childs, head of research at Friends of the Earth, said: “Each year the effects of climate breakdown are becoming more evident and …

Health-threatening heatwaves will become more intense due to climate change, putting millions more people at risk from dangerous summer temperatures, new research reveals. The analysis, released today by researchers at the University of Manchester for Friends of the Earth, identifies …

Commenting on today’s Progress Report by the independent Climate Change Committee (CCC), which finds major failures in the government’s delivery programmes towards meeting its climate goals, Friends of the Earth’s head of policy Mike Childs, said:  “With its own advisor warning that …

It was revealed in the High Court today that policies outlined in the government’s Net Zero Strategy will not add up to the reductions necessary to meet the sixth carbon budget – the volume of greenhouse gases the UK can …

*  Representatives of all three organisations will be outside the Royal Courts of Justice (Strand) from 9.15am on Wednesday 8 June and will be available for interview *  Friends of the Earth campaigners will attend to mark the occasion with …

*** Friends of the Earth spokespeople available *** Money from the windfall tax should be used to fund a nationwide, street-by-street home insulation programme, says Friends of the Earth.  Friends of the Earth climate campaigner, Sana Yusuf, said: “A tax on the excess profits …

The Chief Executive of the energy regulator Ofgem, Jonathan Brearley, has today told the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee that he will write to the Chancellor informing him that the energy price cap is expected to rise to …

Shell AGM: climate activists to stage protest outside company’s first investor meeting since moving HQ to the UK Rally to take place from 9am outside Central Hall Westminster Renewed calls for a windfall tax on company’s vast profits as people …

** Friends of the Earth spokespeople available for interview A government decision on whether or not to grant planning permission for a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria is expected in the next few weeks.  The government has said that Michael Gove, …

• Nationwide insulation programme needed to help bring down soaring energy bills, says Friends of the Earth Reacting to news that the cost of living has increased at its fastest rate for four decades, Connor Schwartz, climate lead at Friends of the …

Reacting to the bumper profits announced today by Shell, Friends of the Earth campaigner Connor Schwartz, said: “While giant fossil fuel firms like Shell post massive profits, millions of people are struggling with sky-rocketing energy bills and living in heat …