A new Friends of the Earth analysis identifies ‘pollution hotspots’ where water, air, noise and light pollution converge, threatening human health and the survival of native species.
'The manifestos of the two main political parties at the 2024 general election (GE2024) provide a glimpse into the possible worlds that voters will choose to inherit next month.'
Judgment could have profound implications for new fossil fuel projects, including Cumbrian coal mine and North Sea oil and gas fields, says Friends of the Earth.
Friends of the Earth has identified 19 onshore sites where new or extended extraction activity is planned using publicly available planning application data.
Campaigners demand a reduction of carbon emissions and end to new fossil fuels in the wake of terrifying Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
The move amounts to a U-turn on the PM’s opposition to building new turbines onshore as set out in his failed first bid for the Conservative leadership.
Campaigners call on UK Government to boost access to green spaces in the most deprived neighbourhoods as part of a Green and Fair Covid-19 Recovery Plan.