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Welcome to your round-up of our latest climate and nature news this month.

The natural world is springing into life all around us as we head towards a summer of nature campaigning. And we’d like to take a quick temperature check to get your views about our current work and what you’d like us to do.

Do you have 3 minutes to complete a few questions? Let us know how you feel about some statements about nature and the environment. Here’s the first one to get you started:

Do you feel more or less concerned about the state of the planet than you did a year ago?

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Cold homes seriously effecting health – our report at parliament

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Friends of the Earth groups across England and Wales showed their support at the UK parliament launch of our report on the impacts of poorly insulated homes.

They brought their colourful community-stitched quilts to our event – which along with some startling new research – really got the attention of the MPs in attendance.

The report, by Prof Sir Michael Marmot of the Institute of Health Equity, highlights the hidden costs of Britain's cold homes. Almost 10 million homes across the UK – about a third of all homes – live in poorly insulated accommodation. These homes are seriously risking people's physical and mental health.

The findings were covered in The Guardian ( [link removed] ) and you can read the full report for yourself too.

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Is there a way to stop terrible things being done with our money?

Award-winning science fiction writer and podcast host, Emma Newman, imagines a world where our money isn't used to fund things like fossil fuels.

Episode 4 features conversations Emma has with a grassroots movement leader who's empowering women to take control of their finances. And a community farm in Wales raising funds to keep it in service of the local people it feeds.

Listen to the latest episode our podcast, Imagining Tomorrow, today.

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International Women's Day: friendship in the climate space

Earlier this month we celebrated International Women's Day on 8 March.

We shone a spotlight on two amazing women from our local action group network – Chayley from Huddersfield Friends of the Earth and her friend Kiran, leader of Huddersfield Hindu Temple.

Their friendship has been instrumental in their work to fight climate and ecological breakdown. They explain that it's not just about driving action towards a cause they care about, but also finding joy in it too.

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Our fight against the climate crisis in the media

Our work protecting people and planet regularly hits the news. So, in case you missed any, here's some of our latest stories.

Last month The Guardian covered our trip to the High Court ( [link removed] ) alongside ClientEarth and Good Law Project challenging the UK government’s climate action plan. And Lord Deben, Chair of the government’s Climate Change Committee (CCC), wrote about why he's supporting our case in this opinion piece ( [link removed] ) for politics.co.uk.

We also featured in a Reuters ( [link removed] ) news feed where the article's headline photo of our rally outside the courts was selected for The Guardian’s photos of the day ( [link removed] ).

We've now got a date later this year for our new climate adaptation court case, alongside co-claimants Kevin and Doug – who were featured in The Guardian ( [link removed] ) at the end of last year. The Guardian ( [link removed] ) also recently covered our case in its report on the CCC's damning review of the UK government's plan for dealing with the effects of extreme weather as a result of climate breakdown.

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Which vegetarian sausages cut the mustard?

Now that spring has arrived our thoughts are turning to brighter and warmer days ahead. And that includes BBQ season!

Cutting back on our meat and dairy consumption is one of the best food choices we can make to help protect the planet.

So here's a selection of our favourite plant-based and meat-free sausages to inspire your next BBQ, pack lunch, picnic or tea time meal.

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Wheel for the world

Wheel you take on the challenge this April and fundraise for us? Rack up 1,000 minutes on people-powered wheels over 30 days. From bikes to roller-skates and skateboards, take your pick!

All funds raised will help us continue our mission to create a greener, safer and fairer future for people and planet.

Click below to sign up now. You'll need to join via our Facebook group. Simply request to join and you'll get access soon. And if you register before April, you'll get a free t-shirt.

If you know someone who might enjoy this challenge, forward this email on to them too.

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Thanks for reading, and for all your support.

Take care,

Aleanna Shaughnessy
Supporter Relations Manager

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