The latest from Friends of the Earth

Planet and its people must be central to post-Covid economic recovery, says Friends of the Earth

An overwhelming majority of Climate Assembly UK members say government, employers and others should support economic and lifestyle changes which would help achieve the UK’s net zero emissions target.

The government has launched a consultation on a new tree strategy, setting out policies to expand tree cover in England.

Provisional woodland statistics for 2020 have revealed little to no progress has been made on improving vital tree cover across the UK.

If we’re going to tackle climate breakdown, we need more trees. 72% of UK land is currently used by farmers for food production, but combining trees with farming could suck carbon out of the atmosphere, and make farming more profitable, productive and sustainable.