Mike Childs
Mike Childs 30 Oct 2025
The government has just produced a new climate plan which it was legally obliged to do following the High Court ruling that the previous climate plan, produced under the previous government, was not fit for purpose. Friends of the Earth experts have rapidly delved into the details of the new climate plan to provide an assessment of whether this plan is a significant improvement or not.
Mike Childs 07 Jul 2023
Mike Childs, Head of Science, Policy and Research, explains the Climate Change Committee’s 2023 report and why we're challenging UK carbon reduction plans.
Mike Childs 22 Aug 2022
Mike Childs explains why the UK needs to roll out an energy saving programme, starting with the 8,927 neighbourhoods most in need.
Mike Childs 24 Mar 2022
Latest IPCC report shows equity and justice are essential to successful climate action
Mike Childs 11 Jan 2022
This briefing examines why so many more homes are threatened by flood water, where they are and what we can do to manage flood risk.
Mike Childs 29 Apr 2023
This briefing examines why so many more homes are threatened by flood water, where they are and what we can do to manage flood risk.
Mike Childs 25 Feb 2026
New research identifies the areas in England most at risk from flooding and what we can do to manage flood risk.
Mike Childs 16 Nov 2021
In the run-up to and at the climate talks at COP26, there was an avalanche of pledges, promises and strategies – but do they add up? Mike Childs, Head of Science, Policy & Research, gives his verdict.
Mike Childs and Paul de Zylva 22 Oct 2021
Carbon offsetting and nature offsetting are both worsening the climate and nature emergencies. They can’t be made to work, at least not at scale, and trying to do so is dangerous distraction from the real job at hand, cutting carbon emissions and restoring nature.
Mike Childs 07 Jan 2021
Why making the right decisions about car use now can help local authorities on the pathway to net zero.