Climate change and the campaign against fossil fuels Reports

A guide to using our KS3 climate resources.

A guide to using our KS3 climate resources.

There are two lesson plans and resources in this section:

Lesson 1:
Subject area: Art
Lesson title: Inspired by the World Around Us
Curriculum Links:
National Curriculum England: evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.
Curriculum Northern Ireland: develop an appreciation of the work of artists, designers and craft workers from their own and other cultures, past and present.

Lesson 2:
Subject area: Geography
Lesson title: People of Earth
Curriculum Links:
National Curriculum England: understand how human and physical processes interact to influence and change landscapes, environments and the climate.
Northern Ireland Curriculum: investigate the impact of conflicts between social, economic and environmental needs, both locally and globally. For example, erosion, flooding, pollution, biodiversity loss, climate change, desertification, deforestation etc.

The Environment Bill will be debated in the House of Commons in late October.

This Environment Bill could be a vital tool to tackle the climate and nature emergencies we face. However, in order to fulfil this role, the bill must set out a new approach to environmental protections that is underpinned by a robust governance framework. In September, the House of Lords voted in favour of changes to the bill to ensure such a framework.

Download our briefing which details the changes made in the House of Lords and why voting in favour of retaining them is needed.

Read Friends of the Earth's September 2021 media briefing on the proposed coal mine in Whitehaven, West Cumbria.

A letter from Minister for Trade Policy Greg Hands to Friends of the Earth's Miriam Turner and Hugh Knowles regarding the campaign to halt trade negotiations during the pandemic.

The UK government wrote to us after thousands of you got in touch to ask them why they continue to fund fossil fuel projects abroad.

The UK government wrote to us after thousands of you got in touch to ask them why they continue to fund fossil fuel projects abroad. But we’ve written back to tell them why their response was completely inadequate.