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Making sense of the Scottish Parliament vote on data centres
What the hell happened with data centres yesterday?
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.
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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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?
Young FoE Europe visit Dutch gasfields
90 young activists from all corners of Europe to participate in the Young Friends of the Earth Europe Summer Camp in Drouwen, Netherlands. They visited people in Groningen suffering from earthquakes caused by gas extraction nearby.
