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
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.
Thanks to Clive Lewis MP for writing about his meeting with Norwich Friends of the Earth. He explains why he backs Friends of Earth’s calls for stronger action on climate and environment.
The proposed dual carriageway A5036 by National Highways to access the Port of Liverpool has been scrapped. The road threatened to cut through the middle of Rimrose Valley Country. A massive congratulations to Save Rimrose Valley for its brilliant campaign.
Repair cafés are brilliant innovations that help the community and keep things circular. Read about Julie from Luton Friends of the Earth’s blog on the groups latest success on launching a repair café.
A local project – Acton Market Reduce and Recycle Hub – that Ealing Friends of the Earth partnered with won the BBC London Make a Difference award. Read what the group had to say about the win.
Worried about AI data centres? You're not alone. Read about Havering Friends of the Earth’s campaign to stop a proposed AI data centre in its patch.
The brilliant Stop Incineration North East were featured in the BBC’s documentary on incineration “The Nightmare Next Door”. Give it a watch.
Amazing coverage! Maggie Mason from South Lakes Action on Climate Change wrote an incredible article titled “How we stopped the UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening” for The Big Issue.
Our groups took part in the Common Grounds Day of Action and stories of their successes are trickling in. Congratulations Lambeth Friends of the Earth and Richmond and Twickenham Friends of the Earth for meeting with its MPs and securing a commitments from them.
Our East Midlands Summer Action Gathering was a great success! Alongside event attendees we heard from Alan Simpson (former Labour MP) and Emma James (Climate Outreach), both of who led fruitful campaigning conversations.
Hull and East Riding Friends of the Earth ran its annual Green Fair at Hull Minster. The group invited stallholders from across the city and ran the event in parallel with our Postcode Gardener partners, Rewilding Youth's conference. The group had a great day with 900+ attending.
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth conducted a survey about the co-benefits of taking climate action. Find out how it went.
Congratulations to Climate Action Lewisham for being awarded a certificate of recognition at a sustainable food event.
The final event of the Nature Rising project was a great success. The Black Seeds Network and Bristol Friends of the Earth collaboration hosted events all spring and summer, aimed at Global Majority communities. The Black Seeds Network was even featured in the local paper.
Climate Action Lewisham is hosting a workshop about air pollution called “Lewisham: Clean Air and Healthy Streets. What can we do?” on Saturday 21 September. Book now.
A productive meeting took place with Ilford for Warm Homes and Wes Streeting. The group shared testimonies of lived experiences and its main request was for Wes to attend our fringe event at the Labour Conference. He's already committed, but he agreed to send a deputy instead.
Luton Friends of the Earth hosted a stall at the Wandon Park Community Fete to give out information about our Planet over Profit campaign and do some t-shirt printing. The fete was a wonderful family day for the community to enjoy, showing the need for such a space.
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth, Stand Up To Racism and the Quakers organised a Unity Rally in Farnborough in support of refugees. It was an opportunity to talk to the community, welcome refugees and hand out symbolic flowers. They're a beacon of hope in difficult times.
Will you help Birmingham Friends of the Earth explore the theme of deforestation and its impacts on our natural world through creative means like writing or art? Your work can help the groups message: Keep Forests, Don't Deforest. Get involved.
Ealing Friends of the Earth had a great opportunity to meet with its MP Deirdre Costigan during a local festival, where the group shared its mission with a broader audience.