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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. 

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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.

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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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How we won Australia’s first ban on fracking

Cam Walker describes the successful campaign to ban fracking in Victoria, Australia

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Scotland’s voices against fracking

Short films that tell the story of people’s opposition to fracking in Scotland.

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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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Another US state bans fracking

The US state of Maryland is set to join the growing list of places around the world that have banned fracking!  The state Senate voted on March 27th to ban…

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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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Car obsessed transport policy has to change

Scottish Government’s draft climate change plan is supposed to show how each sector of the economy is going to help cut overall emissions by 66% by 2030. Traffic predictions suggest transport isn’t planning on doing its fair share.

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Transport needs to go back to the drawing board on climate change

Transport is the largest sector of climate emissions for Scotland. Unfortunately, the Government department responsible don’t seem to have any innovative thinking on how to head off demand or encourage walking, cycling or public transport.

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