The latest from Friends of the Earth

"Extreme heat like this costs lives, and we’re at risk of what is currently defined as extreme becoming the new normal"

Today (29 July) marks the date that all of earth’s natural resources will be used up for the year – overshooting what can be replenished by more than five months. The day keeps creeping earlier in the year – in 2019 overshoot day is the earliest it's ever fallen.

Britain's hottest July day ever confirmed – and it could get hotter

“Having more trees in our towns and cities will lower temperatures, provide shade and absorb carbon emissions to help avert climate breakdown in the first place."

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