News and Updates
Our latest blogs, updates, events, and press releases.
January 22, 2026. Mining, Militarism and Renewable Energy.
It’s been a bleak start to 2026 for all of us concerned with the world today. With the disturbingly brazen attack on Venezuela a stark reminder of the role of brute force, military power, and war, to obtain valuable resources. This month, for our Fuel For Thought educational, we’re looking at the close relationship between renewables, mining, warfare, and the military.
Read more about January 22, 2026. Mining, Militarism and Renewable Energy.
Causes for hope in 2026
Both in Britain and abroad, there’s clearly cause for concern. The rise of the far right, row back on green promises and politicians telling us to prepare for war.
But wins in 2025 tell us that their austerity agenda can be beaten, argues Stu Bretherton.
Round up! How to run the economy for people and planet.
Amal recaps our November Fuel For Thought educational session, which focuses on economic ideas.
With Nuri Syed-Corser leading the conversation on the super-rich, and global tax-justice in an age of UN Tax Convention. And Councillor Matthew Brown, on novel approaches and ideas to reverse decades of economic hardship in Preston.
Read more about Round up! How to run the economy for people and planet.
What happens next in the West Cumbria Coal Mine Saga?
Fiona Heslam discusses controversial West Cumbria coal mine plans, in a guest blog for FPA.
Read more about What happens next in the West Cumbria Coal Mine Saga?
November 20, 2025. How to run the economy for people and planet.
The Autumn budget is coming, and the government is singing a familiar tune. It’s a song of difficult choices, no money, and sensibly balancing Britain’s books. All the more difficult to believe after multi-billion splurges on military and dirty energy.
Read more about November 20, 2025. How to run the economy for people and planet.
Workers Planet: Building working-class power for climate justice
On 7th September 2025, Workers Planet brought together over 150 trade unionists, climate activists, and community organisers in Brighton to confront a shared challenge: how to ensure the climate transition works for the many, not the few.
Read more about Workers Planet: Building working-class power for climate justice
If we want to win the public over to renewables, we need to stop paying wind farms to turn off
Operators of wind farms are being paid to turn off their turbines at times of particularly high wind speeds – but that excess energy could be harnessed and even given to households for free, argues FPA member Frank Gavurin.
Make Them Pay, say FPA!
There’s plenty of money in Britain to guarantee all of our essential needs, including Energy For All. But that wealth is being hoarded by billionaires, and our politicians are letting them get away with it.
That’s why FPA members took to the streets of London on Saturday to join the Make Them Pay national demonstration
October 11, Fuel For Thought LIVE in Manchester
We’re holding our first ever LIVE Fuel For Thought, at The World Transformed 2025 in Manchester.
It’s a big picture session called Whose energy? Rising bills, corporate capture and the dash for data. To cast a light on energy-use that’s steering us further into poverty, away from a real green transition, and towards climate breakdown.
Read more about October 11, Fuel For Thought LIVE in Manchester
Round-up! Wind and Solar: The Global Transition
Amal recaps our July Fuel For Thought educational session, which focuses on the “transition” away from fossil fuels.
Even as alternative energy grows, the planet’s resources and people’s labour continue to be diverted to soaring profits and rising emissions. What could a fairer transition look like? Watch the full session here to learn more.
Read more about Round-up! Wind and Solar: The Global Transition
Small is Powerful
UK households are at the mercy of an energy system dominated by large power stations and an expensive, centralised grid. Microgrids are one solution, offering cheap, flexible energy where it is needed, but we need your help NOW to tell MPs to support small-scale generation, before it’s too late.
Unions counter far-right climate lies
Trade unionists and climate campaigners issue urgent call to tackle climate misinformation and the far right
