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Biggest climate march since cop26
Thousands marched behind a banner reading “a better world is possible” calling for global solidarity, a fair transition away from fossil fuels and increased care for our planet.
Why environmentalists should care about tax
Imagine living in a society in which polluters pay the full price of damage to our environment – and actions needed to protect and restore nature are fully funded.
It’s time to fix our broken waste system for good
The Scottish Government’s second delay to their landfill ban shows we need new solutions.
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Scotland to ban fracking!
The Scottish Government has today announced that it will ban fracking for good, after nearly three years of a moratorium on the controversial industry!
Keeping up the climate pressure
19,000 people have urged Scottish Govt to raise their climate ambition. What happens next and how you can get involved?
New Low Emission Zones could clear the air
The Scottish Government has increased its previous pledge of one LEZ to zones in our four biggest cities by 2020. These zones are major piece in the puzzle of tackling Scotland’s toxic air pollution.
Hurricane Irma: “These heavy polluters ought to take responsibility for climate change.”
As Hurricane Irma devastates Caribbean islands, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda calls on rich countries to take responsibility for climate change.
The greenest ever Programme for Government?
Scotland’s new Programme for Government contains a number of very significant steps forward on climate change and the environment.
Can the new Scottish National Investment Bank create a low-carbon Scotland?
The Scottish Government announced today its intention to establish a new investment bank. This could create thousands of green jobs by transforming transport, heating, housing and electricity – campaigner Ric Lander takes a closer look at what’s been proposed.
Skilling up to fight fracking
Isla Scott on how participating in our Fossil Free campaign organiser programme has helped the fight against fracking in Glasgow
Planning for a Just Transition has to be part of Scotland’s climate strategy
Scotland’s new Climate Bill focuses attention on when we become zero carbon, but also on the ‘What? and How?’ of getting there. The idea of a ‘Just Transition’, originating within the trade union movement, can ensure this process enhances social justice, protects livelihoods and creates a fairer and more equal nation.
It’s time for Scotland’s climate change sequel
A decade after Al Gore first brought climate change to the big screen, he’s back in cinemas now with the follow up, ‘An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power’. This next chapter comes at a time when Scotland is writing the sequel to our own climate story, but will our new Climate Act be a blockbuster or a flop?
