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Funding for loss and damage must be in billions, Quakers say
5 December 2023
Quakers in Britain and others in the Make Polluters Pay coalition have cautiously welcomed a landmark deal to help pay for the irreversible impacts of climate disaster.
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Quakers disappointed by reversal on climate commitments in King's Speech
8 November 2023
The King's Speech has left Quakers in Britain deeply disappointed and concerned about the UK's commitment to protecting human rights and to taking urgent action in response to climate breakdown.
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Quakers call on government to honour international climate finance pledge
2 November 2023
Quakers have joined more than 70 other organisations in writing to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to demand the government reverse its climate finance changes.
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Quakers hold the silence for their beliefs
28 September 2023
This year's Quaker Week began (suitably) with silence as hundreds of Quakers across England and Scotland held climate vigils.
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Quakers risk prison to defend vital legal precedent
21 September 2023
The ancient right of juries to rule according to their convictions, established during the trial of two Quaker preachers in 1670, is under threat.
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Quakers in media stunt for Make Polluters Pay Action Day
19 September 2023
Climate and faith organisations including Quakers in Britain protested outside Parliament on Tuesday, calling on the government to tax oil and gas giants.