The latest from Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth reaction to new research showing a global drop of carbon emissions by 17% in April 2020 due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Miriam Turner and Hugh Knowles are interim co-CEOs at Friends of the Earth, having taken up the position in February 2020.

“It is especially important now, as we plan for a future after the dreadful Covid-19 pandemic, that the UK invests in low-carbon, resilient infrastructure. A new runway at Heathrow is the opposite of what we need to be building.”

Reaction to today’s letter to the Prime Minister from the Committee on Climate Change calling for a “green” package of measures to rebuild the economy

Globally, COVID-19 has turned how our society works upside down, with massive impacts on health, jobs and how we live our lives. More and more people across the world are in financial and physical danger. As Rachel Kennerley explains, our government must make difficult decisions to help us recover both from the pandemic and from the climate crisis that we’re facing as well.