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The secondhand clothing conundrum

With costs soaring for everyone except the companies churning out fast fashion, it’s time to change the way second-hand clothes are managed for good. 

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A delegation group from Irvine Without Incinerators deliver a letter to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency calling on the agency not to award a permit to the Oldhall incinerator

What did we learn from our campaign for Irvine Without Incinerators? 

Late last year, after five years of building, and nearly two full years of local protest, Oldhall Waste Incinerator in North Ayrshire were granted the licence to fire up. This is expected to happen this month.  

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What comes next for the new Scottish Parliament? 

This Scottish Government and set of MSPs will be in the parliament for five years – the critical time for finalising Scotland’s transition away from fossil fuels. 

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Taking the Stop Cambo campaign to Downing Street

We handed over the 80,000 strong letter demanding that the UK Government stop Cambo and all new oil and gas projects.

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Coal industry refuses to give up the ghost

G20 nations failed to back action on coal or make progress on fossil fuel subsidies despite their damage to the climate

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Less than 100 days until UN climate talks – can they deliver?

As frustrating and imperfect as the COP process is, the annual meetings are vitally important.

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Eco Ableism and the Climate Movement

As Disability Pride month draws to a close, Young Friends of the Earth Scotland’s (YFoES) Access and Inclusion Working Group share their thoughts on eco ableism and the climate movement.

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#StopCambo campaign gathers momentum and support

Public and political support for stopping a climate-wrecking oil field is building.

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European climate moves could endanger poor households

Europe’s plan to cut climate emissions have set alarm bells ringing for environmentalists concerned about the poorest

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Oil workers blocked from transition by training chaos

A just transition is vital, winding down the extraction of fossil fuels while ensuring the people who work in the industry and surrounding communities who depend upon it, are not left behind.

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We must stop the UK Government from approving more oil

Oil giants are seeking permission from the UK Government to open a huge new oil field. The climate impacts of this project would be devastating.

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Space and the environment – the rocket scientists are on the case

The space sector contributes to our understanding and management of the environment but is now turning attention to its own environmental impact.

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