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What are local action groups?

People power works. Over the years, Friends of the Earth local action groups have helped stop fossil fuel projects and secured some major wins for communities and climate. Find out more about our local groups.

  Green steel and Cumbrian coal: a Friends of the Earth briefing

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Communities Secretary Michael Gove will soon decide whether to grant planning permission for a controversial new coal mine near Whitehaven to provide coking coal for the steel industry.

This briefing demonstrates how demand for Whitehaven coal in its target markets is likely to fall steeply in the next 15 years, risking leaving the mine as a stranded asset.

Whether you're a policy maker or a local group, use this briefing to show why a new coal mine in Cumbria is a bad idea.

  The Fairness Test: a mandate for bold climate policy

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The transition to a low-carbon Britain must be fair – meeting ambitious carbon reduction targets and tackling social inequalities.

Friends of the Earth's new report recommends what this means for key policy areas – access to transport, warm homes, jobs in key industrial sectors, participation in policy formation and how to pay for the transition.

Download the report to find out what a fair climate plan looks like.