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Stop data centres draining our precious resources

Data centres are springing up all over the UK, using massive amounts of electricity and water. Tell the UK government: no more data centres until there's a proper plan to protect our resources.

An aerial view of a data centre in the UK.

Oil Rig

Demand an end to climate-wrecking fossil fuel projects

The fight to stop new oil and gas is heating up. Tell your MP to say no to the Rosebank oil field and call for a proper ban on fracking.

Demand an end to climate-wrecking fossil fuel projects

The fight to stop new oil and gas is heating up. Tell your MP to say no to the Rosebank oil field and call for a proper ban on fracking.

A lone firefighter assessing a forest fire

Stop extreme weather destroying lives

Extreme heat, wildfires and flooding are destroying lives here in the UK. Demand the government protects us from the impacts of extreme weather.

Stop extreme weather destroying lives

Extreme heat, wildfires and flooding are destroying lives here in the UK. Demand the government protects us from the impacts of extreme weather.

A dark image split by a paper tear, one one side is fossil fuel fumes from a power plant, and another an airplane in a dark sky

Don't put plane profits before planet

The UK government has backed airport expansion while we're in a climate emergency. Tell Chancellor John Healey: don't put plane profits before planet.

Don't put plane profits before planet

The UK government has backed airport expansion while we're in a climate emergency. Tell Chancellor John Healey: don't put plane profits before planet.

An image of contaminated water in Wales.

Demand action on contaminated land in Wales

Wales's industrial past has left a harmful legacy, and it could be right on our doorsteps. Call on the Welsh Government to launch an inquiry into contaminated land.

Demand action on contaminated land in Wales

Wales's industrial past has left a harmful legacy, and it could be right on our doorsteps. Call on the Welsh Government to launch an inquiry into contaminated land.

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Make 2026 the year polluters clean up their act

Big polluters are still contaminating our water, while our bills are rising and shareholders pocket the profits. Tell the government to crack down on water pollution for good.

Make 2026 the year polluters clean up their act

Big polluters are still contaminating our water, while our bills are rising and shareholders pocket the profits. Tell the government to crack down on water pollution for good.

Hands wearing latex gloves hover over hundreds of small white plastic pellets mixed with seaweed in a bin bag on the beach

Tell Andy Burnham: Save the North Sea from plastic pellet disaster

Spilled plastic pellets are flooding the North East’s coastline. Call on the government to coordinate an emergency response immediately.

Image copyright © Laura Moscrop

Tell Andy Burnham: Save the North Sea from plastic pellet disaster

Spilled plastic pellets are flooding the North East’s coastline. Call on the government to coordinate an emergency response immediately.

Image copyright © Laura Moscrop

A group of climate protesters of different ages and ethnicities standing outside the Royal Courts of Justice with placards reading "Stop funding gas in Mozambique"

Stop the attack on our right to protest

Peaceful protest is under attack at a critical time for environmental justice. Act now to defend our right to protest.

Stop the attack on our right to protest

Peaceful protest is under attack at a critical time for environmental justice. Act now to defend our right to protest.

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Tell the PM to make the fracking ban permanent

Reform has declared it wants to “drill baby drill”. Sign our petition for a legally binding fracking ban today.

Tell the PM to make the fracking ban permanent

Reform has declared it wants to “drill baby drill”. Sign our petition for a legally binding fracking ban today.

Deforestation in Malaysian from above. Muddy paths cris-cross forest showing not much green left.

Make companies pay for exploiting people and planet

Help us hold UK companies to account for destruction to forests, communities and the environment around the world.

Make companies pay for exploiting people and planet

Help us hold UK companies to account for destruction to forests, communities and the environment around the world.

Hedgehog

Tell the government: act for nature before it's too late

The UK's wildlife is disappearing before our eyes. Tell the government to act faster to protect and restore nature.

Tell the government: act for nature before it's too late

The UK's wildlife is disappearing before our eyes. Tell the government to act faster to protect and restore nature.

An image of a cleared forest in Malaysia

Stop tainted timber destroying forests, homes and wildlife

Timber labelled "sustainable" is putting precious forests, endangered species and Indigenous communities at risk. Demand an investigation and a new law to help stop tainted timber.

Stop tainted timber destroying forests, homes and wildlife

Timber labelled "sustainable" is putting precious forests, endangered species and Indigenous communities at risk. Demand an investigation and a new law to help stop tainted timber.

Very disguising build up of green-algae in water. Looks toxic and dirty.

Help save the UK and Ireland's largest lake

Lough Neagh is facing ongoing filthy pollution from farm and human waste. Demand better from leaders in Northern Ireland by calling for a 5-point recovery plan.

Help save the UK and Ireland's largest lake

Lough Neagh is facing ongoing filthy pollution from farm and human waste. Demand better from leaders in Northern Ireland by calling for a 5-point recovery plan.

Friends of the Earth staff stand outside the Royal Court of Justice ahead of the first day of the Whitehaven Coal mine court case.

Stop secret corporate courts

These secret courts are protecting polluters and undermining climate action. Sign the petition to tell the government to scrap them.

Stop secret corporate courts

These secret courts are protecting polluters and undermining climate action. Sign the petition to tell the government to scrap them.

Houses in Gaza, Palestine with white smoke rising above them

Ed Miliband: full arms embargo on Israel now

Weapons produced in the UK have contributed to the deadly assault on civilians and environmental destruction in Gaza. Email Ed Miliband and call for a full arms embargo now.

Ed Miliband: full arms embargo on Israel now

Weapons produced in the UK have contributed to the deadly assault on civilians and environmental destruction in Gaza. Email Ed Miliband and call for a full arms embargo now.

A glossy, white private jet parked at a small airport with the sun setting behind it

Demand the super-rich and big polluters pay for climate action

A greener, fairer future is in reach, but only if the government raises taxes on those with the very most. Demand a tax on the super-rich and big polluters to pay for climate action.

Demand the super-rich and big polluters pay for climate action

A greener, fairer future is in reach, but only if the government raises taxes on those with the very most. Demand a tax on the super-rich and big polluters to pay for climate action.

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