Press and Media
Manchester Friends of the Earth news releases will have contact details for the specific campaign leads.
You are also welcome to contact our Media officer or one of the Group coordinators but please be aware that we are all volunteers and may not be able to respond to you right away:
Media officer:
- Pete Abel: 07951 642858, pete[at]manchesterfoe.org.uk
Group coordinators:
- Ali Abbas: 07786 090520, ali[at]manchestefoe.org.uk
- Catherine Thomson: cat[at]manchesterfoe.org.uk
You can also email coords[at]manchesterfoe.org.uk which goes to both Ali and Catherine.
View our news releases and coverage in the media.
News Releases
30th Jun 2021
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Reacting to news that from 1 October 2024 the UK will no longer use coal to generate electricity, a year earlier than planned, Friends of the Earth energy campaigner, Tony Bosworth, said:
24th Jun 2021
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Reacting to the Committee on Climate Change’s progress report to Parliament, published today, Friends of the Earth’s policy head Mike Childs said:
26th May 2021
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The Hague, 26 May 2021 - For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous climate change. Today, as a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie) together with 17,000 co-plaintiffs and six other organisations, the court in The Hague ruled that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% within 10 years. This historic verdict has enormous consequences for Shell and other big polluters globally.
25th May 2021
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A verdict for the case is due tomorrow, 26 May, at 14:00 BST (15:00 CET)
Friends of the Earth Netherlands/International and lawyers will provide comment immediately following the verdict and a press conference will be held via zoom
21st May 2021
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Government urged to set legally-binding targets to reduce unnecessary plastic pollution
Plastic bags “just a tiny drop in a heavily polluted ocean”, says Friends of the Earth
18th May 2021
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Environment group points out that tree plan just rehashes government’s current unambitious targets New target on ending sales of peat for gardening use is good but government has already missed its original one, and plans to restore damaged peatlands are …
16th May 2021
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Environment group points out that England will deliver less than a quarter of planting target for UK, and that plan fails to rise to the challenge of the climate and nature crisis
14th May 2021
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Responding to the president of the UN climate talks, Alok Sharma, who today urged nations to “consign coal to history” ahead of November’s summit, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Rachel Kennerley said:
6th May 2021
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Cumbria County Council has shared its Statement of Case a day ahead of the Planning Inspector's deadline, now saying it is neutral with regard to the mine: neither for or against the application.
5th May 2021
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With one day of campaigning before the local elections in Greater Manchester, Manchester Friends of the Earth welcomes the cross-party support from candidates for urgent action on climate change and other environmental challenges facing us locally, nationally and globally.
21st Apr 2021
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A coroner’s call for the government to address his concerns over existing weak air pollution targets, following the tragic death of nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah after a fatal asthma attack, has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.
21st Apr 2021
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Burning gas from plant each year could equal climate-wrecking emissions from EU aviation sector
20th Apr 2021
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Commenting on the UK government’s expected decision to strengthen its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions for the next 15 years, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Connor Schwartz said
3rd Apr 2021
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Over 100 people attended the Greater Manchester Climate and Environment Hustings on Thursday evening (1 st April), to hear candidates Andy Burnham (Labour), Melanie Horrocks (Green) and Simon Lepori (Liberal Democrats) set out their commitments to address the climate and ecological emergencies if they are elected Mayor of Greater Manchester on 6th May.
24th Mar 2021
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A comprehensive Deposit Return Scheme [DRS] could be a game-changer in efforts to reduce the huge number of discarded plastic bottles that blight our environment – but it must include all drinks containers of all sizes, Friends of the Earth said today.
24th Mar 2021
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Reacting to news that the UK government is to ban funding of fossil fuel projects overseas, Rachel Kennerley, climate campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said:
22nd Mar 2021
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Friends of the Earth and City to Sea are today marking World Water Day by urging politicians, companies and the public to help reduce plastic pollution caused by the billions of single-use plastic water bottles used in the UK every …
17th Mar 2021
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Reacting Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng’s comments today that there are “very compelling reasons” not to open a new coal mine in Cumbria, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Tony Bosworth said:
11th Mar 2021
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Welcoming news that communities secretary Robert Jenrick has decided to ‘call in’ Cumbria County Council’s controversial decision to grant planning permission for a new coal mine near Whitehaven, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Tony Bosworth said
3rd Mar 2021
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Reacting to the Chancellor’s Budget today, Friends of the Earth’s head of policy Mike Childs said:
