Fossil Free East Yorkshire

Fossil Free East Yorkshire We are a group campaigning to end ties to the fossil fuel industry in East Yorkshire.

Profits of £billions, yet BP are ditching paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for 5,400 workers in its petrol...
05/12/2025

Profits of £billions, yet BP are ditching paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for 5,400 workers in its petrol forecourts.

Exclusive: Plans to offset increase in minimum ‘fair pay’ set by Living Wage Foundation will affect 5,400 employees

Hoodwinked by Tory Councillors and MPs Pretending to Be Farmers’ Friends!It’s about time we stopped swallowing the PR fl...
04/12/2025

Hoodwinked by Tory Councillors and MPs Pretending to Be Farmers’ Friends!

It’s about time we stopped swallowing the PR fluff. For years, the Conservatives have wrapped themselves in the cosy image of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Britain’s farmers. But peel back that homespun façade and what you find isn’t loyalty to rural communities — it’s unwavering devotion to their fossil-fuel-funded backers.

While Tory MPs and councillors pose in fields for photo ops, they’re simultaneously cheering on council pension funds ploughing billions upon billions into the very fossil fuel giants whose actions are undermining the stability of farming itself. They can’t claim to defend farmers while bankrolling the industries driving climate chaos, extreme weather, and the erosion of the rural livelihoods they profess to protect.

This isn’t just hypocrisy — it’s sabotage. And farmers, like the rest of us, are paying the price for Tories being more concerned with keeping its fossil fuel friends happy than safeguarding the future of British agriculture.

Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded

Advice to "wavering politicians" from former Tory Minister:"The economic case for climate action is overwhelming, and pe...
01/12/2025

Advice to "wavering politicians" from former Tory Minister:

"The economic case for climate action is overwhelming, and pension funds are key players. This is about jobs, resilient long-term investments and economic growth, as well as a cleaner environment for all. It is a case that businesses, and investors, must continue to make to wavering politicians"

Pension funds and asset owners are among the most influential investors in the UK and globally. With their long-term horizons and fiduciary duties, pension funds are well placed to support the transition to a net zero economy.

EAST RIDING TORY COUNCILLORS JOIN LABOUR-LED ISLINGTON IN GREEN INVESTMENT.East Riding’s Conservative-led council pensio...
20/11/2025

EAST RIDING TORY COUNCILLORS JOIN LABOUR-LED ISLINGTON IN GREEN INVESTMENT.
East Riding’s Conservative-led council pension fund has announced it will follow a key recommendation from the campaign group Fossil Free East Yorkshire and partner with Labour-run Islington Council in a major investment initiative aimed at boosting high-growth, low-carbon industries.

The Clean Growth Fund (CGF) has received two new investors from LGPS funds – these being Islington and East Riding

Yorkshire landowners warned about huge cost liability of having gas and oil wells on their land.https://drillordrop.com/...
20/11/2025

Yorkshire landowners warned about huge cost liability of having gas and oil wells on their land.
https://drillordrop.com/2025/11/20/landowners-warned-over-risks-of-hosting-oil-and-gas-sites/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAOMFVBjbGNrA4wVFWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHoQBULOKJzXlj5PaRGqgnlXm3nqnjEkyHKy3HKE0BZgirtzq2il91bskk5by_aem_y7KtfSg1UxKUfQh4IypJ3w

Landowners in North Yorkshire who lease sites to oil and gas companies have been warned they could be responsible for the costs of clean-up and restoration.

Boom in renewable energy picks up pace
15/11/2025

Boom in renewable energy picks up pace

Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are forecast to reach a new high in 2025 but could soon peak.

Will North Yorkshire Council take this shocking new report into account when considering the application to drill in the...
12/11/2025

Will North Yorkshire Council take this shocking new report into account when considering the application to drill in the Yorkshire Wolds?

"Proximity to drilling wells, processing plants, pipelines and other fossil fuel facilities elevates the risk of cancer, respiratory conditions, heart disease, premature birth and death, as well as posing grave threats to water supplies and air quality, and degrades land"

Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure

"Inevitable" that the supply boom in cheaper renewables will now seal the end of the fossil fuel era, says IEA.
12/11/2025

"Inevitable" that the supply boom in cheaper renewables will now seal the end of the fossil fuel era, says IEA.

Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling

Meet Charlie.Charlie is MP in East Yorkshire and he says he supports farmers.Charlie also says he supports prolonging th...
10/11/2025

Meet Charlie.
Charlie is MP in East Yorkshire and he says he supports farmers.
Charlie also says he supports prolonging the drought, wildfire and flood-inducing fossil fuel industry that is killing farmers' livelihoods.
Don't be a Charlie.

Former NPA chief policy adviser Charlie Dewhirst has been elected to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, which scrutinises Defra policy. Commenting on X, Charlie, who was elected as a Conservative MP for Bridlington, Driffield, Hornsea, Market Weighton and The Wolds in July, said he w...

Climate investment is THE growth opportunity of the 21st century
10/11/2025

Climate investment is THE growth opportunity of the 21st century

This news article reports on comments by Nicholas Stern on the need for investment in climate action which he says will help drive economic growth.

The failure to limit global heating to 1.5C is a “moral failure and deadly negligence”
06/11/2025

The failure to limit global heating to 1.5C is a “moral failure and deadly negligence”

UN secretary general António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’

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