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Impacts of wars overseas coming closer to home

Escalating violence in the Middle East is killing people and damaging the environment

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The war in Iran means we must reach for renewables – not more oil

The fossil fuel industry is trying to exploit this crisis for their own interest.

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Why cold homes are a climate justice issue

The transition away from fossil fuels is a chance to transform our energy system to work for the public and improves our lives.

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Scotland’s new MSPs should commit to free bus travel

Free bus travel is an idea which is spreading rapidly and growing in popularity. Election candidates should commit to making it happen in Scotland in the next Parliament.

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Young people put party leaders in the hot seat over climate change

Skye Thain (17) from the Young Friends of the Earth Scotland steering group offers her personal view on the recent Youth Climate Debate.

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Japan’s outrageous radioactive waste plan

A decision to dump Fukushima’s radioactive waste water in the Pacific is causing outrage in Japan and beyond.

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Celebrating progress for the environment in the past 5 years

It is worth pausing to remember that the last five years have seen some remarkable progress.

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Have your say on South Lanarkshire’s new incinerator

Viridor are proposing to build one of Scotland’s biggest incinerators in South Lanarkshire.

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Torry residents want to protect beloved local St Fitticks park from industry-led unjust transition

Locals want to save their irreplacable wild green space before its turned into an industrial site.

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The Climate Emergency Election

This election must be about creating a green, wellbeing economy and generating the green jobs we need to transition away from fossil fuels.

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Creating a Just Transition away from fossil fuels

The Just Transition Commission’s report must be seen as a strong and urgent agenda for action by the next Scottish Government.

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Making sense of waste

Scotland is going backwards on waste and the rush to incineration threatens to lock us into a low-recycling, high-carbon, resource-wasting future.

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