Climate

In January 2022, Friends of the Earth filed papers to take the government to court over its Net Zero Strategy. Find out what the strategy is and why we should try and fix it.

Friends of the Earth says the government's "shocking" and "lacklustre" commitments are not enough to deliver a low carbon future

Climate-compatible oil and gas is "pure fantasy" says Friends of the Earth

Decision to approve £850 million of financing to be examined at a Judicial Review

Ahead of our court case on 7 December challenging UK Export Finance’s decision to fund a mega gas project in Mozambique, we spoke to our friends at Justiça Ambiental (JA! or Friends of the Earth Mozambique) to understand the impact this project has already had on local communities – and what to expect if it goes ahead. Read the first-hand account by Anabela Lemos, the Director of JA!.

Friends of the Earth calls on the government to introduce a new Windfall Tax on fossil fuel companies currently profiting to fund home insulation and support people in fuel poverty through this difficult winter

After two long weeks of negotiations at COP26, the United Nations Climate Talks, the Glasgow Climate Pact was signed. Unfortunately, it didn’t deliver the ambitious, bold and justice-led solutions to the climate crisis that we needed. We unpack the promises made and compare them to what’s needed to tackle the climate catastrophe we’re facing.

UK government to defend council’s decision in court

Leaders fail to phase out fossil fuels and richest won’t pay historic climate debt