Natural resources

We only have one Earth, so let's look after it. Photo: NASA

The natural resources we consume and how we deal with the waste we generate represent key challenges to society. The character and beauty of the countryside is increasingly threatened by quarrying and wasteful, ever-increasing energy and water use.

Our campaigns
Our overall goal is to avoid the damage to the countryside by encouraging a reduction in overall consumption and more efficient use and better management of natural resources.

Climate change and energy
Our climate change and energy campaign argues for a truly sustainable renewable energy policy, which protects the countryside as well as the planet by promoting energy conservation, efficiency and the right renewable energy developments in the right locations.
> Climate change and energy campaign

Opencast coal-mining
Opencast coal-mining has undergone a recent resurgence in the UK, mainly due to the increase in global coal and gas prices. Not only do opencast mines deface some of our finest landscapes and wreck tranquillity, they can have a devastating effect on nearby communities and wildlife, while hindering efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.
> Minerals campaign