Friends of the Earth Southampton

Yesterday at the Global Day of Action event, mobilising to stand up for a brighter future.

We call on the UK government to:
🌳 Honour the UK’s pledge to protect forests
✊ Demand justice for frontline communities & make polluters pay
🍉 End UK complicity in genocide and environmental ruin in Palestine

BREAKING 🚨: We've just dropped a massive banner off Westminster Bridge to demand the UK Government #StopRosebank

It's time for Keir Starmer make the right choice 👀

Southampton City Council to sell river leisure area to water firm The deal will help to preserve outdoor activities and the River Itchen, councillors say.

"The area of Woodmill Outdoor Activities Centre in Southampton is being bought by Southern Water, despite environmental protests.
The terms of the sale were approved privately on Tuesday after the press and public were excluded from a council cabinet meeting."

Government tries to bury the Bill… But we’re bringing it back CAMPAIGNER BLOG BY SARAH WARREN   Today is the day my hope in this Government died. The landmark Climate and Nature Bill, introduced by Roz Savage last autumn, has been ...

GOV DELAY THE DEBATE ON THE CAN BILL

📢 “The Climate and Nature Bill is the axe. We need to use it to break down the doors of Parliament. Now isn’t the time to give up. Now isn’t the time to be angry. Now is the time to act.”

🐝 Read here: zerohour.uk/bringbackthecanbill

The Labour government – our assessment 1 year on | Friends of the Earth One year after the last general election, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace assess how the Labour government has performed on climate and nature action.

"Good early progress on climate and noteworthy investments in public transport and EVs are signs for optimism, but the government must do better across all areas, particularly justice and democracy."

Met Office should name storms after fossil fuel companies, say campaigners Storm naming competition raises idea to remind public of link between fossil fuels and extreme weather

"Instead of naming storms after ‘those who work to keep people safe in times of severe weather’, thereby making these severe disruptions sound innocuous, it would be more appropriate to use the names of fossil fuel companies and the manufacturers of SUVs.”
Link:
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...

Today, alongside the Corporate Justice Coalition, we handed in our petition for a new law to tackle human rights abuses and environmental damage in UK company supply chains.

Over 145,000 people signed our call for a new #BizHumanRights law: now it’s over to the government to take action.

Southampton City Council Climate Action Scorecard Want to know how effective Southampton City Council’s climate plans are? Check out Southampton City Council’s Council Climate Scorecard to understand how their climate plans compare to local authoriti...

See how Southampton City Council is measuring against the 2025 Action Scorecards developed by @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social

Polluters broke it, we're paying for it. Make Polluters Pay Sign the pact, record your story. Join the global movement to make polluters pay.

Sign the pact, record your story. Join the global movement to make polluters pay: act.gp/3RIc9dq

📝 Yesterday, UK union leaders delivered Keir Starmer an urgent letter at 10 Downing Street.

📣 “The Climate and Nature Bill would protect and safeguard nature—while creating 1000’s of jobs, bringing social and economic justice to communities across the county.”

🐝 zerohour.uk #CANBill

A consultation has been launched to gather the public’s views on the draft nature strategy, which will set priorities for wildlife, habitat, and biodiversity in Hampshire. The public consultation is running until June 23, 2025.

REVEALED : the Rosebank oil field could send hundreds of millions of pounds to a company that operates in illegal settlements in Palestine.

🚨 Tell Keir Starmer to give the CAN Bill an emergency debate in Parliament. #REALChange YouTube video by Zero Hour: Climate and Nature Bill

🚨 Join us, Hugh, @domipalmer.bsky.social, @georgemcgavin.bsky.social—and campaigners across the UK—calling for #REALChange for a better Britain.

✊ Tell Keir Starmer to give the Climate and Nature Bill an emergency debate in Parliament.

✍️ Sign the open letter today 👉 action.zerohour.uk

🐝 #CANBill

This week marked 6 years since Parliament declared an environment and climate change emergency This week marked 6 years since Parliament declared an environment and climate change emergency. That urgency hasn’t faded—it’s only grown louder. Yet the UK’s policies, plans and laws resemble “busine...

🚨 This week marked 6 years since the UK Parliament declared an environment and climate change emergency.

That urgency hasn’t faded but the UK’s policies, plans and laws resemble “business as usual”—not the emergency response we need.

📜 We need the #CANBill.

🐝 @labourlewis.bsky.social 🧵

Atlantic salmon in the River Itchen on the brink of extinction "Without urgent action to improve river conditions, we risk losing the salmon in the Itchen forever."

The public is encouraged to assist by reducing water use, reporting any signs of pollution or illegal fishing to the Environment Agency and promoting the protection of the rare chalk stream salmon.

💚The climate movement is powerful! 

💪We were at 10 Downing Street with the support of over 1️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ people demanding a fair & fast transition away from oil & gas.

👀 Politicians must act now to end oil drilling & deliver a greener future for workers & communities.

Friends of the Earth, alongside a number of fellow climate movement organisations, handed in a million-strong petition to 10 Downing Street today, calling on the UK government to end new UK oil and gas drilling and deliver a fair transition to renewable energy. ✊

Try Veg-Out: Southampton’s Beloved Pop-Up Vegan Café!

Join us every Monday, from 11:45 AM to 3:00 PM and enjoy a delicious meal on a pay-what-you-can basis.

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🚨 The climate crisis is driving a dangerous rise in floods and storms, including on our doorstep in Europe.

Meanwhile, Equinor and Ithaca Energy continue to push for new projects that will make extreme weather worse everywhere.

We must end new oil and gas. #StopRosebank

One million voices. One force. One future—fossil-free. And we’re just getting started. 🌍 🔥

From every corner of the world, people are calling for a #FossilFuelTreaty.

Join the movement → FossilFuelTreaty.org/endorse

#FossilFuelTreaty #ClimateAction #ProtectWhatWeLove

Tell the UK: No new oil and gas The UK government has paused making decisions on new oil and gas in the North Sea while it examines how to regulate new drilling. And it’s asking the public for our views.

More fossil fuels = more climate change. It's that simple.

We have to get out of the fossil fuel doom loop. Please tell the government not to approve any new oil and gas in the north sea 👇

act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4262?ut...

Stop Airport Expansion! Help us tell the government we don't want expansion at any UK airport, including Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton

📣 Stop Airport Expansion 📣

Help us tell the government WE DON’T WANT EXPANSION at any UK airport, including Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton.

Sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Plastic-free Easter eggs | Friends of the Earth Over-packaged chocolate Easter eggs seem to be everywhere. We've explore why, and what can be done about it, to help us all enjoy plastic-free, low-waste chocolate this year.

Are you on the hunt for Easter Eggs? We've got some tips and tricks for cutting down or avoiding the plastic packaging they come in. friendsoftheearth.uk/sustainable-...

He may not be able to talk to fish, but he CAN be the hero of our oceans… 👀🐠

David Lammy must stick to his promise, and pass the Global Ocean Treaty into law ASAP.

Let’s protect our oceans and make Aquaman proud. 🐳🌍

🐝 @carolinelucas.bsky.social is 100% right.

🌍 The #CANBill is essential to protect climate and nature with stronger, joined-up law.

❌ We can’t afford delays.

🌳 We need to make time to advance the Climate and Nature Bill in Parliament.

📰 👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com

🛑 This April Fool's Day—and every day—don't let yourself be taken in by the fossil fuel industry's lies. This is no harmless practical joke.

Read the post for ideas on how to fight back ⬇️

Today we were at @octoberbooks.bsky.social for the opening of our art exhibition. The images displayed serve as a powerful reminder that the poorest countries are the most likely to suffer the worst consequences of climate breakdown. It's on until next Saturday so pop by!

🗳️ Today’s a crucial day for the campaign for public water!

@labourlewis.bsky.social’s Water Bill is being debated in Parliament.

Will your MP attend the debate?

Watch the debate live:

parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/1d9a668f-244b-4e09-8749-d86a9832f6fd

@compassoffice.bsky.social #OurWaterOurWay

REMINDER: The Rosebank oil field’s approval was ruled UNLAWFUL - burning its reserves will produce more climate pollution than the world’s 28 poorest countries do in one year.

Ithaca Energy vows to press ahead anyway. We won’t let them. #StopRosebank