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Why is Scotland scrapping its climate targets?
Why Scotland is scrapping its vital climate targets, why this matters and what needs to happen now.
Activists hand in petition urging the Scottish Government to reject Peterhead gas plans
Campaigners have handed in a petition to the Scottish Government urging them to reject the plans for a new gas burning power station in Peterhead.
How people power ended the coal era
It’s September 2024 and in the countryside just outside of Nottingham, England, something momentous is taking place: the UK’s last coal power station is closing and with it ends Britain’s…
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2017: what we achieved
Looking past Trump and Brexit, 2017 was a fantastic year for progress in protecting Scotland’s environment.
Scotland must show global leadership on climate
Scotland, as one of the first countries to propose new climate legislation following the Paris Agreement, has the opportunity to stand up and show climate leadership once again.
Working together for a just transition away from fossil fuels
Although the issue doesn’t feature on the official agenda, the 23rd United Nations climate talks, hosted by Fiji, and held in Bonn, is being dubbed ‘the Just Transition Conference.’ While…
It will take people power to protect our planet
As our governments reconvene for their yearly climate talks, society is being changed by people taking grassroots action all around the world.
Inspiration to be found outside the climate talks
Pressure from outside the official talks calls attention to the realities of climate change and what needs to happen.
COP23: Playing my part in building a better world
Rowan explains how climate change has impacted upon her life and why she is travelling to COP23 in Bonn.
Scotland goes to global climate talks
World leaders meet in Bonn for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23), where they will figure out how to deliver on the Paris Agreement.
People Power: a global response to climate emergency
FoE groups mobilised to join an international Day of Action for Climate Justice.
Raising the alarm on the climate emergency
Action in Edinburgh to highlight the emergency of climate change and urge greater action from the Scottish Government.
