Whitehaven protest

Whitehaven coal mine officially defeated

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Friends of the Earth is the UK's biggest grassroots network dedicated to protecting people and planet.

It all starts with a plan

Starting something without a proper plan is a recipe for disaster — especially when it comes to combatting the climate crisis.

This is why we’ve joined forces with broadcaster and campaigner Chris Packham, Drag Race UK star Crystal, and Great British Bake Off finalist Dylan Bachelet to help us demand a Big Climate Plan that delivers not just a greener future, but a fairer one too.
 

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What we've achieved

From our campaigners and lawyers to local groups and supporters, we push for change on causes that matter to you, like:

  • Working with groups to protect local areas and make them more climate friendly.
  • Taking government to court over projects that harm our environment.
  • Fighting for environmental and social justice globally.
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Our lawyers Katie and Will outside Court after Heathrow

In focus

The Fairness Test: a mandate for bold climate policy

19 Mar 2025 | 14.94 MB PDF file
The transition to a low-carbon Britain must be fair – meeting ambitious carbon reduction targets and tackling social inequalities.

Friends of the Earth's new report recommends what this means for key policy areas – access to transport, warm homes, jobs in key industrial sectors, participation in policy formation and how to pay for the transition.

Download the report to find out what a fair climate plan looks like.
Climate
Energy
A group of campaigners stand outside the Royal Courts of Justice holding a banner that says "For people and planet" and various placards

Just Stop Oil court case
  Published:  21 May 2021     |       Last updated:  07 Mar 2025     |       3 minute read
Together with Greenpeace UK, we intervened to help bring about an important legal victory which resulted in lengthy sentences reduced for Just Stop Oil activists. A key legal test over the right to protest has culminated in a critical win for 6 out of 16 climate activists in an appeal at the Court of Appeal. But more needs to be done going forwards: we don't believe that peaceful protest for sounding the alarm about the climate crisis should result in jail time.
System change
Social justice