Successes

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?

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.

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.

“This moratorium is a tremendous victory for communities and the climate."

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?

Together we've been winning big for a safer climate.

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.

Proposal “not environmentally acceptable" says minister.

Together we've stopped the government making it harder for ordinary citizens, charities and communities to challenge bad environmental decisions.