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Quakers call on UK to pay fair share of climate finance
13 June 2024
As leaders of the world's richest countries meet at a G7 meeting in Italy, Quakers are urging them deliver new, adequate climate finance to developing countries.
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Scottish faith leaders unite for climate action
15 May 2024
Quakers in Scotland gathered with 30 others, including faith leaders, scientists, and conservationists last week to collectively declaring the moral and scientific imperative to tackle the climate crisis.
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Stop tinkering with tax rates and offer real reform to address poverty, charities tell Government
6 March 2024
As the Government announces a 2p cut in national insurance in its 2024 budget, Quakers have joined 90 other organisations in calling for real tax reform.
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Quakers host major climate justice festival
26 February 2024
Friends House, the home of Quakers in Britain, played host to a major climate justice festival in London this weekend, with speakers including Mikaela Loach, Mick Lynch and Naomi Klein.
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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.