Press release

Plastic bags “just a tiny drop in a heavily polluted ocean”, says Friends of the Earth

tree plan just rehashes government’s current unambitious targets, while plans to restore damaged peatlands are still too vague

Environment group points out that England will deliver less than a quarter of planting target for UK, and that plan fails to rise to the challenge of the climate and nature crisis.

Alok Sharma shouts loud about helping countries move to cleaner energy, all while the government pumps cash into dirty gas extraction in Mozambique

Friends of the Earth part of coalition that wins David vs Goliath Award

“Once again, we see support for this controversial coal mine continue to fall by the wayside.”

The UK government should be supporting the building of a cleaner, safer future – not projects that will continue to fuel the climate emergency for many years to come

Friends of the Earth urges the government to make clean air a priority in the upcoming Environment Bill

Targets for cutting emissions are important, but without the right policies they won’t be met

The government gave temporary approval to a ‘banned’ bee-harming pesticide earlier this year, going against the recommendations of its own expert advisors, according to documents seen by Friends of the Earth.