In just one year Climate Action groups have convinced councils to declare climate emergencies, lobbied for change at a local level, and brought communities together. Could your community do something similar?
Published: 26 Sep 2018
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Last updated: 18 Dec 2018
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5 minute read
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Celeste Hicks
A ban on 3 bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides for all outdoor crops took effect in 2018. But the UK government has given emergency authorisation to farmers to use one of the pesticides. Read the latest.
Published: 22 Aug 2017
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Last updated: 26 Nov 2018
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6 minute read
The Big Ask campaign proved people power can change the world. Thanks to campaigners and people like you, the UK government brought in the historic Climate Change Act.
Published: 16 Dec 2019
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2 minute read
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Anike Bello
In July 2019 Caerphilly (South Wales) was awarded "plastic-free community" status by a marine conservation charity, following the town’s campaign to reduce single-use plastic. So how did they do it?
Friends of the Earth welcome the news that the Welsh Assembly Member Pension Scheme has taken the decision to move nearly all their investments away from fossil fuel companies and set themselves a timeline for ditching the rest.
Do you recycle at home? It might seem normal now, but it was a hard fought Friends of the Earth campaign that led to recycling collections on your doorstep.