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Bute House protest demands First Minister stick to climate target commitments
The climate movement was protesting the decision to scrap Scotland’s vital 2030 climate targets.
How Laura Young took on disposable vapes and won
Laura started, and continues to lead, the campaign to see single-use disposable vapes banned across Scotland and the UK.
5 reasons carbon capture should not be relied upon to meet climate commitments
CCS has a long history of failure and is used by the oil industry as a greenwashing tactic.
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Ecological Equity, Sharing the Stories, Reclaiming our Rights
“When policy makers see the forest, they don’t see people,” says Nnimmo Bassey, Chairman of Friends of the Earth International as he opens the conference on Forests, Biodiversity and Indigenous…
How much is 100%?
In the last week we’ve seen the Scottish Government raise its target for renewable energy generation to 80% of total Scottish consumption by 2020, and subsequently the First Minister claim…
Cycling for the climate on a Sunday in September
I like cycling. I really do. There’s a large sense of satisfaction to be had in knowing that you’re powering your own means of transport, and I look good in…
Young Friends of the Earth Europe summer camp in Poland
For the first week of August, I was in Northern Poland for a gathering of Young Friends of the Earth activists from all over Europe. Seventeen national groups were represented by as…
The West Wing
Every morning I get a wee thrill as I walk through the door to the Friends of the Earth Scotland office. And not just because I love my job, but…
T in the Park festival 2010
Last weekend Friends of the Earth Scotland had a stall at T in the Park Festival in Balado, Kinross-Shire. T in the Park is working hard to be as green…
A nudge to look after the earth?
I’ve just finished reading ‘Nudge’ by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, professors in Behavioural Science and Law at the University of Chicago. Its starting premise is fairly indisputable: context matters wherever…
A budget for politics
I’ve repeatedly criticised Gordon Brown and Alastair Darling for the timidity of their actions on green tax reform. But George Osborne today set a record for ignoring the environment, mentioning…
Cycling past the heart of the oil industry
Last weekend 15 people in illuminous waterproofs cycled past four of the 10 biggest polluters in Scotland. It was our annual Friends of the Earth Scotland campaigners’ meet-up and members…
