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Massive road-building plans destroy any pretence of climate leadership ahead of crucial summit 

Over the past decade, a little known government agency has been using UK taxpayers’ money to finance oil and gas projects abroad. We look at what this means for local communities and climate breakdown.

Friends of the Earth has won a historic legal battle to protect the climate from Heathrow expansion and push government to act in accordance with the climate emergency. But what does this mean?

Today, Friends of the Earth won our campaign to protect the climate from the disastrous Heathrow expansion. This ruling is an absolutely ground-breaking result for climate justice.

Offsetting. Everybody’s at it. Shell says that it offsets the petrol that its customers buy. The aviation industry has said offsetting is how we can carry on flying. Some countries even want to offset their emissions. But what is carbon offsetting and does it work?

BP's new plan to be a "net zero" company by 2050 is a cynical attempt to distract the public from the oil and gas giant's ongoing role in climate change.

A costly and damaging mistake, says Friends of the Earth

Announcement comes as PM launches UN climate talks

The government’s pledge to show global leadership on protecting our environment is welcome but the Environment Bill must contain more specific and binding measures

A year ago, we launched an appeal to support work in Brazil following devastating fires in the Amazon. Now the rainforest is burning again and compared to last July the number of fires in Brazil has increased by a terrifying 28%. Though the situation may have faded from media focus, colleagues, communities and allies need your help.