For immediate release: 11 January 2012 Campaigners are urging the Government to drop its appeal against last month’s High Court ruling that its solar cuts are illegal, a move that is jeopardising thousands of jobs and will land the taxpayer … Continue reading →
The campaign to save the solar feed-in tariff is really starting to hot up. With support for solar energy slashed by more than half from Monday 12 December, the pressure has been mounting on the Government to reconsider its plans.
Businesses, councils and MPs across Greater Manchester are backing Friends of the Earth’s Final Demand campaign, calling on the Government to urgently rethink its proposal to slash support for solar energy.
On Tuesday 13th December, Manchester has the opportunity to demonstrate that when national governments fail to act, world-class cities can take the lead and develop the policy and lifestyle changes needed to meet the challenges of climate change. The Manchester … Continue reading →
In Durban climate change summit (COP17) an agreement was signed that puts us in line for unstoppable climate change. But youth across the world united with a vision of the future, and Alex Lee was among young people in Brussels taking action Continue reading →
On Friday 18 November, representatives from local community groups and businesses met Manchester Withington MP John Leech to ask him to back Friends of the Earth’s campaign for an urgent re-think of the Government’s proposal to slash support for solar … Continue reading →
Manchester United are top of the league. Not the Premier League, as City fans will no doubt be quick to point out, but the Environment Agency’s CRC Performance League Table.
Representatives of local businesses, community groups and housing providers will meet John Leech MP on Friday 18 November to highlight the devastating impact that the Government’s proposal to slash support for solar energy is having in South Manchester.
Good news and new plans for Manchester: A Certain Future, reports Dave. Although it has had to rely almost entirely on voluntary resource until now, the city’s climate change action plan’s voluntary Steering Group (which is also recruiting new members) … Continue reading →
The Big Six energy companies have a lot to answer for, writes Ali. Public anger has been growing as record prices, with average annual bills topping £1,300 for the first time, are matched by record profits, up from £15 per … Continue reading →
