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What comes next for the new Scottish Parliament?
This Scottish Government and set of MSPs will be in the parliament for five years – the critical time for finalising Scotland’s transition away from fossil fuels.
Politicians caught pleading for oil company profits
Oil companies have been making obscene profits yet politicians are demanding their taxes are slashed.
Young people across Scotland unite to grill political candidates on climate change
Recapping the successful youth climate hustings as part of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election campaign
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Should we break-up RBS?
Ray Perman authored Friends of the Earth Scotand’s 2014 paper “Smaller Greener Banking: Banking for sustainability in a New Scotland”. He is Chairman of the James Hutton Institute and former…
Global Divestment Day in Scotland
On 13-14 February 2015 groups around the world will be calling for our money to be taken out of fossil fuels and dirty energy. This will be the first ever…
Broad Alliance letter to MPs on Infrastructure Bill
An alliance of nearly 30 community groups sent every Scottish MP a letter urging them to vote for a moratorium on unconventional gas via an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill on…
Crunch time for the SNP on fracking
The Scottish Government has been markedly less enthusiastic about the development of unconventional gas and fracking than its UK counterpart. However, circumstances are conspiring to ensure that in the next…
Lima: seeds of resistance
You probably noticed a range of different perspectives on the outcome of the Lima climate talks in the media in the last week or so. From Lima as a failure…
Climate crisis (still) in overtime
Tension increased on Friday as talks were suspended in early evening pending a new draft text. The tired negotiators eventually got the new text at 2:30am only to be asked…
Climate crisis in overtime
‘We are here to implement the Convention, not to re-write it’. The words of India’s Environment Minister neatly sum up the position of global South countries as the UN climate…
Climate Justice Now! In Defense of Mother Earth
While negotiations continue inside the conference centre today, outside many thousands of people are taking to the street of Lima, on human rights day, in the World March in Defense…
Climate talks head to Peru
As I write, I’m on my way to the UN climate summit in Lima, Peru. I’ll be joining colleagues from Friends of the Earth organisations and climate justice allies around…
