United for Warm Homes campaign
Soaring gas prices and heat-leaking homes mean millions of us are worried we won’t be able to keep our homes warm this winter. Meanwhile, oil and gas companies continue to make record-breaking profits.
We have the solutions to cut bills and emissions. But we need the government to act now.
Across the country, hundreds of grassroots groups are campaigning with others in their communities to help protect our most vulnerable from the impacts of rising bills and demand warm homes for all.
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.
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.
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.
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.
News from the network
Climate Action Durham has been very busy! The group regularly gets strong attendance at monthly meetings, hosts regular talk sessions and monthly speaker events, as well as organising regular climate assemblies.
Frack Free Coastal Communities is working on a campaign opposing a local fracking application. The first task to inspire more community members to take part in opposing this climate-wrecking project.
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth met with its MP to discuss supporting active travel and protecting the rights to protest and assembly when campaigning on anti-racism. The group also asked for Baker to pledge support for asylum seekers and will continue to work on this.
Balham Climate Action organised a craftivism session at the local pub and had a great night making scarves with community members for the upcoming United for Warm Homes action.
In London, several local action groups met with Mete Coban, Deputy Mayor for Environment. Coban is keen to work with the London groups and plans to attend a regional meet up online to meet more group members, as well as suggesting they all meet quarterly.
In West Yorkshire groups are preparing for a local mayor campaign by meeting their Friends of the Earth regional campaigner to develop a campaign plan focussing on mobilising the local community and their networks to respond to the climate and environment plan released in 2024.
West Cumbria Friends of the Earth has just been awarded £15,000 by Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership for a renewable energy project with Maryport Settlement.
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth organised a film screening of "Complicite" with a Q&A with Friends of the Earth staff. The group also held a stall and vigil where 20 people came along to help.
Wansbeck Climate Action has been busy with a massive list of local actions and projects, such as a community orchard and winning a £5,000 grant from the council.
Manchester Friends of the Earth has been busy over the last week delivering the Climate at a Crossroads report to 27 MPs in Greater Manchester.
Congleton Climate Action hosted the latest Congleton Sustainable Travel meet-up, inviting the local community to meet for a natter, catch up and comment on the neighbourhood plan.
Chester Friends of the Earth recently met one of its MPs to talk about the United for Warm Homes campaign and tackling pollution in the River Dee. The group also recently launched a new Repair Cafe for Chester, congratulations!
Following the cancellation of the proposed dual carriageway through Rimrose Valley Country Park, Liverpool Friends of the Earth joined Save Rimrose Valley campaign's celebration event, where local children planted an oak tree to be enjoyed by generations to come.
Many groups took part in the Stop Burning Trees action on Monday 2 December. Groups travelled to London or organised demonstrations locally, showing the strength of this campaign against the Drax power station.
Isle of Man Friends of the Earth is involved in the energy debate on the island, supporting an onshore wind farm, challenging energy-hungry businesses over the consistency of their plans with climate obligations and preparing for meetings with Manx government representatives.
Balham Climate Action organised a draft excluder making workshop as part of its Warm Homes campaign. The event went well with lots of people in attendance.
Barnet Friends of the Earth met with its MP David Pinto-Duschinsky to discuss how to work together to take climate action both locally and nationally.
Several local action groups met up in London to join the march for Global Climate Justice, organised by our friends and partners in the Climate Justice Coalition. Groups joined the call for an end to fossil fuels, a new Big Climate Plan and an arms embargo on Israel.
Congratulations to all groups who organised and attended actions on the Global Day of Action. Some highlights included Climate Action Newcastle organising a march and High Peak Green New Deal speaking on Palestinian human rights and climate justice at the Manchester march.
On Saturday 16 November, we'll be demanding that UK and world leaders at COP29 agree urgent vital climate action. Our local action group in Newcastle is holding a rally. Local to the area? Meet at 10.45 at Newcastle Civic Centre to join the march.