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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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Did the Paris climate agreement deliver what people need?
What exactly does the Paris Accord set out to do and is it good enough?
Where your money goes: the toxic toll of BHP Billiton in Borneo and Colombia
By Emilie Tricarico and Stuart Anderson BHP Billiton is the world’s largest mining company. Partly based in the UK and funded by Scottish funds, including the Scottish Parliament own pension…
People Power in Paris: We are making another world possible
After 4 days of false starts, or rather false endings – the final Paris Agreement text was eventually produced at 1:30CET, and gavelled though after a last minute fight over…
People Power at Paris Climate Summit
The French chair of the process at the climate conference is aiming to get a final agreement signed by 6pm tomorrow. Past experience suggests this is unlikely. I’ve already several…
Glasgow community groups need your help to tackle air pollution in the city
Action Hillhead and Glasgow University Climate Action Society are calling for urgent action to tackle air pollution on Byres Road and beyond through a new petition. If you are a Glasgow…
Halfway through, far from halfway there
At the halfway point of the Paris climate talks very little progress has been made on any of the key issues up for negotiation; that is, issues fundamental to the…
What is Scotland’s role in tackling climate change?
WHAT is Scotland’s role in tackling the greatest crisis of our time? The day after the COP21 negotiations in Paris opened with a glitzy summit for world leaders, a group…
Is COP21.5 a realistic possibility?
AFTER only three days of negotiations there is already talk of whether the disagreements can be resolved, the necessary compromises made, and the political will secured to actually get a…
A Paris Deal: on whose terms?
The 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change officially opened this morning, with about the amount of pomp you might expect for the…
