The climate crisis will be ‘top priority’ for London whoever wins next week’s London Assembly elections, say the candidates for the Ealing and Hillingdon seat. At an online hustings on Wednesday, all five candidates agreed to sign the Friends of the Earth Climate Pledge which states: “If I am elected to the London Assembly, I …
Virginia Fassnidge, a long-serving member of Ealing Friends of the Earth, died this month at age 81 after a long illness. Virginia joined EFoE more than 30 years ago and at the time her death was our chair and coordinator; she was also responsible for our nature campaign. Over the years Virginia was involved in …
Ealing Friends of the Earth is supporting the UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) which is calling for candidates standing in the London mayoral election to make four climate pledges. These pledges are: a zero carbon London by 2030; all new buildings are carbon neutral; prioritise green transport, and genuine communication with Londoners with economic decision-making …
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Up to 10 years in prison for a peaceful protest on climate change! That’s the plan that the government has for us in its Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. See https://friendsoftheearth.uk/system-change/why-police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-harmful-piece-legislation-1 Whether it’s Greta Thunberg, David Attenborough or Extinction Rebellion, the voices of those who have been warning us about the perils of climate …
Carbon Emissions: The International Energy Agency has revealed that SUVs (4x4s) are the SECOND LARGEST CAUSE of the global rise in carbon dioxide emissions over the past decade, eclipsing all shipping, aviation, heavy industry and even trucks. Each year SUVs emit 700 mega-tonnes of CO2: a disaster given that the world desperately needs to cut …
Come and find out how important the climate emergency is to the candidates for the Ealing and Hillingdon London Assembly seat at an online hustings. We will be asking them to sign a Climate Action Pledge which will commit them to making the climate a top priority. The elections will be held on May 6th and …
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Some years ago Friends of the Earth campaigned against motorways and road building in general. We said that using public transport was preferable to driving. Governments did eventually listen and reduced their road building. However they’ve now managed to design a public transport system (HS2) that promises to be as destructive as any motorway. This …
A Perfect Planet : Humans Don’t miss the last (episode 5) of David Attenborough’s series “A Perfect Planet” : Humans. Humans are changing our planet so rapidly, it’s affecting earth’s life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world. Watch Humans on BBC iPlayer In November this year, the UK hosts the United …
“Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) have a role in traffic reduction but are only a part of the solution” says Friends of the Earth There has been a shocking increase of road traffic in Ealing, with an increase of 130 million (17%) in vehicle miles from 2012 to 2019. (1) “This has got to be reversed now”, …
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If you’ve ever waited in the rain for a bus that never arrived, cycled along a dangerous route or walked your kids to school along a heavily polluted, traffic filled road – you’d know that our transport system needs work. It is polluting, expensive and inaccessible to many. Add Your Name But instead of focusing …