The Big Climate Plan
The government is legally obliged to write a new climate plan. But there's a real risk this plan will fail to deliver the bold action urgently needed to protect both planet and people.
Let's demand a fairer future from our politicians. Be part of a united movement for people, climate and nature.
Planet over Profit
Behind much of the food we eat and products we consume are powerful companies who drive massive environmental and human destruction in places like the Amazon and Indonesian rainforests.
Friends of the Earth is campaigning with the Corporate Justice Coalition for a new UK law that’ll hold companies, banks and public bodies to account for any socially and environmentally damaging impacts caused by their activities, and ensure they are held liable when harm occurs.
Find out more about how you and your group can hold companies to account for damage they cause.
Local elections
In May 2025, over 2.5 million people in England will be able to vote for their next elected combined authority mayor. Through greater levels of devolution, combined authority mayors have increasing powers, resources and influence to tackle the climate crisis and restore nature.
Elections will also be held in 14 county councils and 8 unitary authorities across England. Local councils can commit to making our towns and cities greener and fairer for everyone.
Find out how to campaign for ambitious action in these areas.
United for Warm Homes
Sky-high gas prices and heat-leaking homes mean millions of us are worried we won’t be able to keep our homes warm. Meanwhile, oil and gas companies continue to make record-breaking profits.
We have the solutions to cut bills and emissions. But we need decision makers to act now.
Find out how your group can campaign for warm homes locally.
Climate Action Plan for Councils
Councils up and down the country have declared climate emergencies. But what happens next?
We need councils to turn their political promises in to concrete action by adopting a climate action plan, and transforming their communities into fairer, more sustainable places for generations to come.
To help get them started, we’ve created a template Climate Action Plan for councils in England and Wales. Find out how you can help get that plan in place.
Right to a healthy environment
The state of our rivers and coastlines has made headline news in recent months.
Shockingly, it's not yet illegal for water companies and factory farms to discharge their waste into our rivers.
Join the campaign and demand the right to a healthy environment.
Fossil free future
Across the world we are seeing the devastating impacts of climate breakdown because of our reliance on coal, gas and oil.
But communities have been standing up to the fossil fuel giants and our government’s support of them. We can all play our part in ending support for fossil fuels at home and abroad. We've already had some brilliant successes, but we've still got a long way to go.
Find out more about how you and your group can get involved to help put an end to UK government support for fossil fuels.
News from the network
Groups in Hull are planning its hustings and getting energised to ramp up their efforts during the upcoming mayoral elections.
Linda from High Peak Green New Deal and Greater Manchester Climate Justice Coalition gave a brilliant speech against cuts and calling for dignity for all and investment in warm homes and public transport at the Energy For All demo.
Friends of the Earth groups proudly stood alongside many disability rights groups, unions (including Unite Community and Unison), pensioners (NW Pensioners Association), our friends at Fuel Poverty Action at the Energy For All demo.
In East Yorkshire, local action groups sent volunteers to the coast to clean up after the catastrophic Solong and Stena Immaculate collision and shipping spill.
Members of Manchester Friends of the Earth attended a demonstration that was about the Greater Manchester pension fund. Groups worked together calling on the pension fund to divest from the climate-wrecking arms trade.
Alnwick Friends of the Earth has a new coordinator and has been having lots of success connecting with its "Tipping Point" game that it uses to engage schools about climate change.
The Walsall community was affected by an awful chemical spill and Walsall Friends of the Earth is looking to what steps it can take to campaign. Friends of the Earth campaigner Kierra Box is supporting the group and joined a networking call to hear from groups.
Newcastle Climate Action is building connections with groups in North Tyneside. We look forward to seeing what’s next.
Great work – Lambeth Friends of the Earth joined the PENGON/Friends of the Earth Palestine solidarity campaign. We look forward to seeing what’s next.
Birmingham Friends of the Earth has been active in The Big Climate Plan campaign and has met with local MPs.
Lambeth Friends of the Earth went doorknocking for its campaign to increase tree cover in Lambeth. The group met with the lead council member on trees and environment and Transport for London and are now developing a campaign strategy.
Bishop Stortford Friends of the Earth is organising an active transport campaign to improve local cycleways.
Bexley Friends of the Earth co-organised a letter writing event with Bexley Palestine Solidarity Campaign that went really well. Now Bexley Friends of the Earth is splitting its time between solidarity actions to support Just Stop Oil activists and Palestine Solidarity Campaign as part of its local partnership building work.
Better Buses East Midlands have been continuing its amazing campaign to improve public transport. Its petition calling on the mayor to take public ownership of buses has now reached 1000 signatures (including paper signatures). The group has more plans to gain wider support.
Merton Friends of the Earth planted a massive 400 trees, and the group even got its MP to come along to help out. Brilliant work!
Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal held a community briefing for next steps in opposing the proposed development of an oil terminal at Cloghan Point. After successfully judicially reviewed the planning decision in the Belfast High Court, the company is again seeking planning permission.
Tottenham Woodgreen Friends of the Earth has been busy gathering signatures for its Big Climate Plan petition. The group collected over180 signatures online. Hackney Tower Hamlets Friends of the Earth helped the group get more signatures.
Tewkesbury Friends of the Earth and allies in the Safe Avon campaign have been engaging local MPs such as MP Cameron Taylor, who later raised his river-testing experience in a commons debate on sewage pollution.
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth and partners organised a counter-protest to show solidarity with asylum seekers. The turnout for the counter-protest matched the protest, demonstrating the growth and strength of this antiracist movement.
Always great to see our groups in the press. This time group members across East Midlands joined a protest to call for buses to be brought back into public control. See how it went.