The science is clear. The technology is ready to roll out. All we need is the political will to make it happen.
Good Law Project is working with Global Legal Action Network and our claimants SOS UK, Tipping Point and Save Hemsby Coastline to challenge the UK government. Starmer’s climate framework is so full of holes that it breaches our right to family life.
Last month, the government set out its latest plan to take on global heating. But it doesn’t go far or fast enough. Starmer needs to set a firm target on phasing out fossil fuel production – and stick to it, instead of opening the door to projects that press the accelerator on climate breakdown. He must stop exporting emissions to other countries – and bring industry and jobs back to the UK. And he has to listen to the experts – who say that the UK needs to do much more to meet its fair share of climate action.
UK climate adaptation case goes to European Court of Human Rights
We’re challenging the UK government’s inadequate national adaptation plan at the European Court of Human Rights. Head of Legal Will Rundle explains the case and why it matters.
- Historic case: filed in July 2025, Friends of the Earth has taken the first European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) case to directly challenge a government's national climate adaptation plan.
- Real-life impact: Kevin Jordan lost his home to climate-induced coastal erosion, while Doug Paulley faces dangerous heat in his care home due to inadequate climate preparation.
- Government failure: the UK's third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) has been branded "far short of what is needed" by the government's own expert advisers, the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
- Human rights violation: the applicants argue that the UK's inadequate climate planning breaches their rights to life, private life and property.
- Wider potential: as well as in the UK, a positive judgment could force governments across Europe to take climate adaptation more seriously and protect vulnerable people.
- Urgent need: climate impacts are worsening but government planning remains inadequate in the UK, with no area scored as “good” by the CCC.
The aim is to raise public awareness of the coastal erosion plight facing Hemsby and to raise funds to help protect our dunes, coastline and livelihoods!
The village of Hemsby in Norfolk is a victim of coastal erosion after high tides swept away more homes. Many metres of the beach have disappeared from Hemsby near Great Yarmouth in recent months and the fear that more could go - is happening now!
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Hemsby contributes £88M to Norfolk’s economy each year from its tourism-based infrastructure.
But we are at a tipping point. Lack of action now will mean the beach continues to vanish, in turn leading to economic and social damage to the village and a knock-on effect to Norfolk
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The people of Hemsby have been hit again by erosion to their beach. Again homes have been lost and businesses impacted. The solution is known and costed. We need a rock berm for our whole beachfront and we need it now.
We need central government to step in and take ownership of the problem. We need action now.
Hemsby Independent Lifeboat and Save Hemsby Coastline are working together to protect our village.
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The coastal erosion facing Hemsby has been well covered recently by News teams both locally and nationally and has been featured on BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Look East, Anglian News, Greatest Hits Radio and in the papers such as The Guardian G2 and the Daily Mail.
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Hemsby is open for business and would love people to come, enjoy the beach and support the community efforts.
Now you have seen the devastation being caused right now to people's lives and livelihoods, please act and support our work.
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F.A.O. Secretary - Save Hemsby Coastline
10 Grove Road
Martham,
Norfolk, NR29 4PW.