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The Scottish Parliament voted on data centres this week

Making sense of the Scottish Parliament vote on data centres

What the hell happened with data centres yesterday?

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Iran War shows we must chart a path away from fossil fuels

If we were generating energy in the UK with reliable, affordable renewables we would be far more insulated from these external shocks. 

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A bus fare cap won't solve all the problems with public transport

Why public ownership is the answer for Scotland’s buses, and our climate 

Putting public transport into public hands is a no brainer – for people, communities, workers and the planet. 

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Methodist Church’s investments going green after Scottish members push for change

Britain’s 4th largest church has taken a big step towards divesting from fossil fuels thanks to members of Stirling Methodist Church.

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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!

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Election candidates come out to support divestment

We asked candidates for this year’s council elections to support our campaign for divestment.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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,…

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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…

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