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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
Impacts of wars overseas coming closer to home
Escalating violence in the Middle East is killing people and damaging the environment
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Full house at Richard Wilkinson lecture
Earlier this week Friends of the Earth Scotland and the University of Edinburgh Business School brought Richard Wilkinson – co-author with Kate Pickett of The Spirit Level – to Edinburgh…
A budget for the climate?
Duncan McLaren reviews today’s Scottish Government budget and new climate change plans. Today in Holyrood pretty much all eyes were on the Scottish Government’s budget. Would John Swinney pull off…
Access to Environmental Justice petition handed in
Our Access to Environmental Justice Campaign picked up pace last week as we dropped by the Scottish Parliament to hand in our petition asking the Parliament to investigate the barriers…
Greener, healthier and wealthier: 42% Better
Duncan McLaren reflects on the media response to our new report 42% Better. Today one of my colleagues pointed out that when he came to work for Friends of the…
Browner than Gordon?
Far from being the ‘greenest government ever’ this administration is proving browner than Gordon. It seems set to increase future burdens on the state, exacerbate inequalities and undermine potential for green growth.
REDD: Good or Bad?
There have lots of mutterings about a mechanism called REDD (reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) at the conference on Forests, Biodiversity and Indigenous People that I’m at in Penang, Malaysia But is it a good thing or a bad thing?
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…
