Let's put the green into the green belt - now there's an idea
Paul de Zylva08 Oct 2019
Instead of building on the green belt, let’s make it green by name and green by nature.
The future of the built environment – travel, green space and people power
24 Sep 2019
Craig Bennett shares his ideas for making cities healthier and more sustainable places with Joanna Watson.
How water companies could help double tree cover
Guy Shrubsole08 Aug 2019
Could water companies use their land more effectively to help fix the climate emergency?
Why our planning system must be made fit for purpose
Kate Gordon29 Jul 2019
Good planning is essential to protect the environment from development pressures. But recent reforms threaten to compromise the ability of the planning system as a whole to deliver in the public interest.
The PM's first 100 days (reimagined)
Dave Timms24 Jul 2019
What would happen if the new prime minister acted as though he believes there is a climate emergency?
Fighting back: defending the right to protest
Katie de Kauwe. Lawyer, Friends of the Earth Legal Team22 Jul 2019
Katie de Kauwe explains how Friends of the Earth is taking legal action to support the right to protest against fracking.
How well are the UK and the EU protecting nature?
Paul de Zylva06 May 2019
Nature is in crisis. The UK and EU must not preside over another lost decade of delay and destruction.
What’s the evidence of nature declining and is extinction beckoning?
Paul de Zylva02 May 2019
Our natural world is in trouble. Are we on the verge of the world's sixth mass extinction?
Why is net zero-greenhouse gases by 2050 dangerous?
Mike Childs02 May 2019
The Committee on Climate Change says the UK should now aim for 'net zero' greenhouse gases by 2050. Much faster cuts are needed to avoid playing Russian roulette with the planet.
Insectageddon-what's happening to bees and other insects?
Paul de Zylva30 Apr 2019
If we lose the insects then everything is going to collapse.
Why supporting nature friendly farming is essential to productivity
Sandra Bell16 Apr 2019
Global insect decline is a wake-up call. Intensive farming is destroying the very species that underpin food production - including pollination, natural pest control and soil health.
Taking the government to court over its environmental governance
Katie de Kauwe10 Apr 2019
Why Friends of the Earth has taken the government to court over the new national planning policy.
The Chancellor needs to sort out transport spending mess
Craig Bennett19 Mar 2019
How can the Chancellor's spending review save us from Chris Grayling's climate wrecking transport plans?
Planet-friendly diets: Time to embrace the nanny state?
Clare Oxborrow12 Mar 2019
Why the government should encourage people to eat low-meat, planet-friendly diets if it is serious about cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
How the gas industry is trying to kill eco heating
Mike Childs21 Feb 2019
The gas industry wants to increase the UK’s consumption of natural gas. And it's come up with a cunning plan.