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Past press releases

2009

7 Jan -

Motor industry must produce greener vehicles

9 Jan -

Heathrow expansion will undermine climate targets

11 Jan -

Brown jobs summit: ambitious strategy to tackle climate change and recession urgently needed

12 Jan -

Economic case for Heathrow is flawed

12 Jan -

Tackling climate change will help us fight poverty and beat the downturn

13 Jan -

Heathrow expansion may be delayed again

14 Jan -

Heathrow: expansion will seriously threaten the UK's ability to tackle climate change

14 Jan -

Incinerators not needed to get waste out of landfill

15 Jan -

Heathrow decision slammed

16 Jan -

Support for motor industry should be green

16 Jan -

Conservatives launch low-carbon plan

19 Jan -

UK Bill of Rights must include right to a healthy environment

19 Jan -

Obama must keep pledge on climate change leadership

26 Jan -

Government study confirms offshore wind potential

26 Jan -

Obama takes first steps on climate

26 Jan -

UK Government ignores best option for Severn tidal power

27 Jan -

Government must drive car industry to greener future

3 Feb -

UK carbon emissions still higher than when labour came to power

9 Feb -

Northern Ireland Environment Minister blocks climate ad

10 Feb -

Biotech industry distorts the facts on GM crops

12 Feb -

Government's plans for green homes can't wait four years

17 Feb -

Tougher targets for recyclable packaging

2 Mar -

National bans on GM to remain in Europe despite UK pro-GM stance

4 Mar -

Major investment in National Grid is urgently needed to fight climate change

6 Mar -

Low Carbon Summit - Urgent green investment programme needed

11 Mar -

Government must fast-track production of greener cars

17 Mar -

Official advice on climate targets too weak, say leading scientists

26 Mar -

Government publishes provisional 2008 emissions statistics

2 Apr -

G20 summit - planet short-changed again as world leaders fail to take bold action on climate

6 Apr -

CBI road map to a low carbon economy - the Government must do more

8 Apr -

Budget must focus on green energy

15 Apr -

Biofuels policy doubles CO2 emissions - new research

15 Apr -

Potential new nuclear sites revealed

16 Apr -

Government support for electric cars welcome - but far more needed to build genuine green future

20 Apr -

Budget 2009 - green bank needed to boost low carbon recovery

20 Apr -

Budget 2009 - Government to set legally-binding short-term climate targets

22 Apr -

Darling blows historic opportunity to build low-carbon future

22 Apr -

Budget 2009 - Car scrappage scheme slammed

23 Apr -

Miliband signals end of unabated coal

27 Apr -

£700 million of public money spent on factory farming each year - new research

30 Apr -

A year of Boris Johnson - Mayor must do more to green London

8 May -

Renewable energy schemes to get speedier connection

12 May -

World's biggest offshore wind farm to be built off Kent coast

18 May -

Car scrappage scheme's lack of green criteria slammed

19 May -

Government must support wind industry to save UK green jobs

20 May -

Europe's biggest onshore wind farm officially opens

27 May -

New "responsible" soy standards will destroy forests and livelihoods, Friends of the Earth warns

28 May -

New report casts doubt over biofuels 'wonder crop' jatropha

2 Jun -

Government's carbon offsetting plans exposed as con

15 Jun -

Meat-free Mondays welcomed but more must be done to fix the food chain

18 Jun -

UK climate projections: a wake-up call on the need to urgently slash emissions

24 Jun -

Government go-ahead on offshore wind - now we need a super grid

25 Jun -

70,000 new green jobs if councils tackle climate change - new research

25 Jun -

Government to launch strategy for UN climate change talks

26 Jun -

Carbon markets won't save the rainforest - we must tackle the root causes of deforestation

26 Jun -

Government announces Copenhagen manifesto

8 Jul -

Britain ready for huge increase in wind power as new report scuppers anti-wind arguments

9 Jul -

Major Economies Forum announces two degree ceiling to warming

13 Jul -

IMO must stop turning a blind eye to shipping emissions

13 Jul -

South's biggest onshore wind farm opens - but more investment is needed

13 Jul -

UK climate strategies must lead to urgent and rapid emission cuts

14 Jul -

Government to set out blueprint for a greener future

15 Jul -

Low-carbon strategy is major step towards a cleaner, safer future

15 Jul -

Government's low-carbon transport strategy won't change the way people travel

20 Jul -

North East to help make Britain the 'green car capital of Europe'

20 Jul -

Councils to join effort to cut carbon emissions - Friends of the Earth reaction to John Denham announcement

22 Jul -

Rail electrification will help cut emissions

22 Jul -

Vestas wind turbine plant protest - save our green jobs

22 Jul -

Government support for new roads will fail to cut emissions from transport

24 Jul -

Government should be more transparent over driving taxes

31 Jul -

Nottingham parking levy welcomed

4 Aug -

Supermarket watchdog needed now

5 Aug -

Government must do more to cut its own emissions

10 Aug -

Defra's vision for sustainable food

13 Aug -

Friends of the Earth's new website gives digital facelift to community activism

14 Aug -

Bonn climate talks end with no progress made

25 Aug -

Waste firm in court batle to keep disposal contract secret from residents

26 Aug -

Network Rail announces plans for high-speed rail

26 Aug -

Prescott slams wind turbine NIMBYs

1 Sep -

Launch of 10:10 campaign highlights need for urgent action on climate change

1 Sep -

Fuel tax increase is right, but green alternatives to driving needed

1 Sep -

Geoengineering is no silver bullet

8 Sep -

Ofgem restructured to meet climate change challenge

9 Sep -

Official Government climate advisers call for curbs on aviation emissions

9 Sep -

ASA bans misleading palm oil ad

10 Sep -

Soap star and animals sing out for planet-friendly farming

16 Sep -

Wiltshire council reconfirms commitment to fighting climate change

16 Sep -

UK to build world's largest wind turbines

17 Sep -

New local climate stats - all councils must get serious about CO2

21 Sep -

Brown may attend Copenhagen talks

22 Sep -

Obama's speech on climate is a disappointment

22 Sep -

Aviation industry must cut emissions without offsetting

24 Sep -

Support for Nottingham's Workplace Parking Levy

28 Sep -

New cash for cycling facilities at stations

28 Sep -

New business flights set to increase emissions

28 Sep -

Campaign group takes council to court over expansion of London City Airport

29 Sep -

Brown's speech a let-down

1 Oct -

New Infrastructure Planning Commission fails to give people a proper say on major projects

1 Oct -

Local resident wins landmark secrecy court battle with waste giant

1 Oct -

Thumbs up for Harrogate's serious climate target

6 Oct -

Reaction to Greg Clark's green speech at Conservative party conference

7 Oct -

Gone to waste: how the UK burns money by dumping and incinerating resources

8 Oct -

Cameron's speech fails the environment

8 Oct -

Kingsnorth coal station shelved

9 Oct -

Bangkok UN climate meeting ends

9 Oct -

Ofgem energy review shows urgent need to go green

12 Oct -

Climate Committee calls for 'step change' in Government climate action

13 Oct -

Tougher target needed to increase UK recycling

14 Oct -

Top funnymen launch made-up jokes competition - win VIP tickets to LIVEstock 2009

14 Oct -

Climate change activist prevented from travelling to Copenhagen

16 Oct -

Puppets spill the beans on animal feed in quirky new film, 'Soy Story'

18 Oct -

Major economies must lead on tackling climate change

19 Oct -

Major Economies Forum fails to break deadlock on climate negotiations

19 Oct -

Gordon Brown right to acknowledge importance of global climate deal

20 Oct -

Prescott's right: councils have a key role in delivering green energy

21 Oct -

Royal Society food report - Friends of the Earth reaction

22 Oct -

EU's position ahead of Copenhagen leaves much to be desired

22 Oct -

Renewable Energy Association report on biofuels - a costly and ineffective way of tackling climate change

27 Oct -

Lord Stern right to highlight carbon impact of food chain

27 Oct -

Coalition calls for climate change to be put at heart of planning system

28 Oct -

Climate change - £6.50 loaf will leave millions hungry in the UK

30 Oct -

EU finance package ahead of Copenhagen fails to put enough money on the table

2 Nov -

African delegation protest at UN climate talks in Barcelona

4 Nov -

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil rejects greenhouse gas emissions standards

5 Nov -

Miliband casts doubt on climate agreement in Copenhagen

5 Nov -

Rich countries scheme to ditch Kyoto targets

5 Nov -

Carbon trading 'the next sub-prime' - new research

6 Nov -

Government to publish National Policy Statements

9 Nov -

Government unveils plans to fast-track major developments

11 Nov -

We can eat meat, ditch factory farming and save the planet - new research

11 Nov -

Thumbs up for Bristol's serious climate target

16 Nov -

World leaders at food summit must feed people, not big business

17 Nov -

Planning shake-up to boost green energy

17 Nov -

Obama and Hu agree to aim for climate targets in Copenhagen

19 Nov -

Funding announced for electric car charging points

24 Nov -

George Osborne sets out the Conservatives' plans for a low-carbon economy

25 Nov -

Obama to attend Copenhagen summit

25 Nov -

Aviation industry not doing enough to go green - new report

25 Nov -

Consumers still wary of GM food and want clear labelling - new research

25 Nov -

Report reveals health benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions

26 Nov -

Government urged to introduce local carbon budgets

30 Nov -

Small-scale green energy schemes could generate more electricity than two nuclear power stations

1 Dec -

EU Copenhagen pledge of 20% cuts 'woefully unambitious' - new research

3 Dec -

Rich countries must cut their own emissions instead of paying to offset CO2

6 Dec -

Rich countries must 'pull out all the stops at Copenhagen'

7 Dec -

Olympics food vision breaks 'low-carbon games' promise

7 Dec -

Climate Champion speaks at The Wave

8 Dec -

Pre-budget report must fast-track a low-carbon economy

8 Dec -

Committee on Climate Change reports on aviation

8 Dec -

Leaked Copenhagen accord text

9 Dec -

EU countries must aim higher on cutting carbon

9 Dec -

Obama can fill Nobel shoes if he leads on climate

9 Dec -

Pre-Budget Report fails to show green leadership

10 Dec -

Soros climate fund inadequate - money must be grants not loans

11 Dec -

Helen Baxendale joins train to Copenhagen climate talks

11 Dec -

EU rejects UK bid to avoid air quality targets

11 Dec -

EU barely budges an inch on climate

11 Dec -

Make green the new white - tips for an eco-friendly Christmas

14 Dec -

African countries protest against lack of progress in Copenhagen

14 Dec -

Miliband tells Ministers to 'get their act together'

14 Dec -

Brown must kick-start talks in Copenhagen

16 Dec -

Friends of the Earth backs Feeding the 5,000 event

16 Dec -

Friends of the Earth suspended from UN climate talks

17 Dec -

Brown speaks at UN climate talks - he must now show leadership in negotiations

17 Dec -

US backs $100bn climate fund

18 Dec -

Obama speech in Copenhagen

18 Dec -

Weak agreement reached in Copenhagen - rich countries failed to show real leadership

19 Dec -

Brokenhagen - climate summit ends in failure

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