As the colder months approach, you might be wondering what happens to our precious bees! 🐝 Find out how they survive the cold weather and how to help bees during the winter. https://lnkd.in/eK8GHGKQ
About us
The UK's largest grassroots environmental organisation We want to change the 🌍 for good
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http://www.friendsoftheearth.uk
External link for Friends of the Earth
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1970
- Specialties
- environment, activism, campaigning, solutions, fundraising, climate change, renewable energy, wildlife, grassroots, and plastic pollution
Locations
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Primary
139 Clapham Road
London, SW9 0HP, GB
Employees at Friends of the Earth
Updates
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A new report has revealed that the amount of oil pollution released by the fossil fuel industry into UK waters has been significantly underestimated. Figures for everyday oil pollution over the last 10 years should be increased by a staggering 43%. Enough is enough. Demand the legal right to a healthy environment here: https://lnkd.in/ess-z8Ar https://lnkd.in/eki9scRv
Oil pollution in UK waters far worse than reported, says conservation group
theguardian.com
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Analysis has shown that the climate crisis is causing more intense rainfall and increasing the likelihood of this extreme weather. We must take action. Governments must transition away from fossil fuels and protect nature now ✊ https://lnkd.in/eQpMzGnn
Global heating ‘doubled’ chance of extreme rain in Europe in September
theguardian.com
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Breaking 🚨 Our new analysis finds that nearly 30 million tonnes of CO2 emitted each year could be prevented by upgrading more than 14 million homes with the worst energy efficiency ratings in England and Wales. "We cannot afford to waste a second longer in rolling out a national insulation programme – not for people facing another winter of high energy bills, and not for our climate. The new Labour government’s promised Warm Homes Plan must be a radical departure from what we’ve seen over the last decade of decline and get to the very heart of these dual crises." - Anna Roguski, Friends of the Earth https://lnkd.in/eVwGnQar Want to take action? Add your name to demand mass home insulation now ✊ https://lnkd.in/ejK4ZJcs
England and Wales’ homes unleash same amount of CO2 as Denmark emits annually
mirror.co.uk
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Breaking 🚨 A gold mine is threatening to destroy one of Indonesia’s last remaining rainforests, which is the home of the world's rarest orangutan and local communities who have relied on the forest as home for generations. All for UK-based conglomerate Jardine Matheson’s profits. Jardine Matheson plans to expand the mine, which has already trashed precious forest habitat and polluted waterways. So, we headed to their London offices alongside our sister organisation WALHI (Friends of the Earth Indonesia) to demand action ✊ The planned expansion of the Martabe gold mine must be stopped before it’s too late. Want to take action? Sign and share our petition: https://lnkd.in/ePNynvCK
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The government wants to be a global climate leader. Withdrawing its defence of legal challenges to fossil fuel projects in the UK, including the Whitehaven coal mine, is a positive first step. But real global leadership must mean also stopping funding fossil fuels abroad, starting with the proposed gas mega-project in Mozambique. https://lnkd.in/e9hkQtyf
Labour accused of double standards over Africa gas pipeline
msn.com
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“The Foreign Secretary is right to recognise the urgent need to tackle the climate and nature crises, and the importance of putting environmental concerns at the heart of government decision-making. Countries across the world are being severely harmed by worsening floods, droughts, and wildfires, as we’re seeing now in Europe and Brazil, with devastating consequences for global food security and people’s lives and livelihoods. And it’s often the most marginalised communities in countries with the least responsibility for the climate crisis that are being hardest hit." - Mike Childs, head of science, policy and research at Friends of the Earth https://lnkd.in/gVgJth9j
David Lammy vows to put climate action at centre of UK foreign policy
ft.com
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“Opinion polling shows time and time again that most people support wind and solar...With devastating flooding hitting Europe this week, there is an urgent need to take action to prevent the worse of climate breakdown and boost energy security, this means the UK must get building the clean, green energy infrastructure that is essential to growing the economy and creating thousands of new, long-term jobs.” - Mike Childs, head of science, policy and research at Friends of the Earth https://lnkd.in/eEY_ej69
Ed Miliband: beating nimbys on green rollout a matter of ‘national security’
theguardian.com
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Deadly floods and torrential rain are devastating parts of central and eastern Europe. Flooding is already becoming more frequent and extreme due to climate change. To avert the worst of climate breakdown, governments must leave fossil fuels in the ground and instead invest in a clean, green future. https://lnkd.in/gaVvdVh2
‘Catastrophe of epic proportions’: eight drown in Europe amid heavy floods
theguardian.com
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Bees and other pollinators are vital to our crops, our gardens and our countryside. But they’re under threat, with some UK species already extinct. With extreme temperatures becoming more common as a result of climate change, bees need our help, now more than ever. https://lnkd.in/etZgufZJ
Why are bees losing their sense of smell?
independent.co.uk