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Young people across Scotland unite to grill political candidates on climate change
Recapping the successful youth climate hustings as part of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election campaign
Impacts of wars overseas coming closer to home
Escalating violence in the Middle East is killing people and damaging the environment
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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Major investment manager BMO divests
BMO Asset Management will divest their entire ‘Responsible’ range of funds from fossil fuels by 2020!
Election candidates come out to support divestment
We asked candidates for this year’s council elections to support our campaign for divestment.
4 May elections: do your candidates support green investment?
On 4 May new councillors will be elected across the country. Find out whether your candidates have pledged to support sustainable pension scheme investment that doesn’t drive climate change.
Watch, listen and read: divestment is big news across the country
Hear more about our research on council investment and how we could bring green jobs to Scotland.
New report published: “Divest and Reinvest – Scottish council pensions for a future worth living in”
Our new report, ‘Divest and Reinvest: Scottish council pensions for a future worth living in’ is now publicly available.
Divestment: the Mercer report, and why it matters
In 2015, Mercer published a highly influential 100 page report that changed the way investors understand climate change.
St. Andrews are speeding towards being 100% fossil free
Scotland’s third wealthiest university at St. Andrews in Fife have announced they no longer hold any investments in fossil fuel companies. The University publishes a list of its investments annually,…
Splashes of green amongst the gloom: This year’s environmental victories for Scotland
For many of us, 2016 seemed like a particularly tough year. It brought some major environmental setbacks, culminating in the election of a new US president with an extremely regressive environmental agenda. However, this year was not all doom and gloom for the environment…
Why is the Bank of England worried about climate change?
In the last few years the UK’s central bank has made a number of major contributions to the debate around climate change.
