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Climate-themed shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
Here are the climate-themed shows we’ll be booking tickets for at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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In the pocket of developers: how the Scottish Government breached its own rules 28 times in handling of new gas power plant application
Ministers have spoken publicly in favour of the planning application, and met developers over 60 time whilst refusing to meet objectors.
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Energy giant SSE feeling the heat from its Peterhead power station plans
SSE’s marketing as a green and progressive company has been exposed as greenwash.
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Can the law save the planet?
A very important legal case in the Netherlands shows the power of the law in protecting the planet.
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Brexit threat to the environment
Our environmental progress could be under threat if we leave the European Union.
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The price of protecting the environment
Every week four people around the world are killed defending their communities and environment.
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Fracking: When is a Ban a Ban?
What the Ineos court defeat means for fracking in Scotland.
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Strong language on the final day of fracking challenge
The third day of INEOS and Reach CSG’s judicial review of the fracking ban drew to an early close, and with it, the substantive hearing as a whole.
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Dancing around handbags in the Court of Session
Day 2 of Ineos and Reach CGS’s judicial review of the ban on fracking
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INEOS legal challenge of fracking ban opens in Court
Ineos’ judicial review of the Scottish Government’s ban on fracking opens
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Why we are going to court to protect the fracking ban
Scotland’s fracking ban is vital – and arguably legally required – in the fight against catastrophic climate change.
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An Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland
We are working with Scottish Environment LINK to build support for an Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland which could play an important role navigating the complexities of the legal and planning system.