Events

20th September 2024, 12:00 pm - 01:30 PM

💰 Pay Up For Climate Finance rally in Edinburgh

✊ This Friday at 12pm, please join Friends of the Earth Scotland, Extinction Rebellion Scotland, Global Justice Now Scotland & friends outside the UK Government Offices in Edinburgh (Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald Walk, Edinburgh, EH8 8FT) for a 'Pay Up for Climate Finance' rally with music and inspiring speakers to mark the Global Week of Action for Climate Finance and a Fossil Free Future: https://climatejustice.uk/phase-out-pay-up-justice-now/

We'll be calling on the UK government to take timely action to end fossil fuels and pay its share of the climate debt, given the role that UK fossil fuel companies and the UK in general have played in the climate crisis.

Friends of the Earth Scotland, XR Scotland, the Quakers, Stop EACOP Edinburgh, Divest Lothian, Global Justice Now and friends will be there to show we all stand united in solidarity with those who bear the worst impacts of the climate crisis.

There’s no more time to wait. We must #EndFossilFuels and demand that rich countries and corporations #PayUp for climate collapse. Everyone is very welcome!

11th September 2024, 6:00 pm - 07:00 PM

Online Rally for the Global Week of Action for Climate Finance and a Fossil Free Future

Find out how we can join the Global Week of Action for Climate Finance and a Fossil-Free Future from the 13th - 20th of September.
Wealthy countries in the Global North such as the UK have long made big promises on tackling the climate crisis — but have so far failed to deliver the resources needed to honour them.

Those who are facing the worst consequences of our reliance on fossil fuels and polluting industries have done the least to cause climate breakdown — yet face the worst effects.

Against this backdrop, the UK refuses to pay its fair share in climate finance and continues its reliance on fossil fuels.

Join us on Wednesday and hear about how you can stand in solidarity with movements worldwide and demand the UK Government takes decisive action on climate.

You'll hear from:

- Asad Rehman (War on Want / Climate Justice Coalition)
- Tasneem Essop (CAN International)
- Sally Clark (Friends of the Earth Scotland)
- Tyrone Scott (War on Want)

Everyone is very welcome!

19th August 2024, 6:30 pm - 07:45 PM

Let’s Talk About Gas: Online Training

Online via Zoom
Increase your confidence in talking about the new Peterhead power station by coming along to this free online training. We will talk through some key messages on why we don’t need new gas power, (virtually) practising our flyering skills, and how to counter greenwashing and tricky questions.

We will also explore the history of failure of carbon capture and storage technology, to improve our ability to call out greenwash when we see it. Everyone is welcome whether you have lots of knowledge of the campaign or are taking your first steps. These skills will come in handy for flyering, gathering petition signatures or speaking to politicians – the more you know, the more confident you will feel!

18th July 2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 PM

SSE AGM protest

Perth Concert Hall, PH1 5HZ
SSE will be holding their Annual General Meeting to celebrate their huge profits and their fossil fuel expansion plans. We want to let SSE bosses and shareholders know that people are opposed to its plans to build a brand new gas burning power station in Peterhead. Join us for a family friendly protest. Bring your pets, placards and pals. Email us at activism@foe.scot if have any questions.

16th July 2024, 1:00 pm - 06:00 PM

Digital Day of Action

Online!
SSE own Scotland's biggest climate polluter and they want to build a new gas burning power station at Peterhead.

We are taking action online ahead of the company's AGM to expose it greenwash and make them feel the heat. We want to challenge their online reputation, reply to social media posts and leave bad reviews.

Sign up via Eventbrite to be sent the details of Zoom calls at 1pm or 5pm on Tuesday and the action guide to help you take action.

28th June 2024, 6:00 pm - 07:30 PM

Edinburgh climate hustings

Augustine United Church, EH1 1EL
We are hosting a series of election debates between candidates focussing on the climate - these are known as hustings.

This is a great opportunity to hear more about what different parties will do on climate and the environment if elected and you will have the chance to ask your own questions too.

26th June 2024, 7:30 pm - 09:00 PM

Falkirk climate hustings

Falkirk Trinity Church
We are hosting a series of election debates between candidates focussing on the climate - these are known as hustings.

This is a great opportunity to hear more about what different parties will do on climate and the environment if elected and you will have the chance to ask your own questions too.

13th June 2024, 6:00 pm - 07:30 PM

Resisting Fossil Fuels workshop

Online
Come along to learn about the plans for a new gas burning power station in Peterhead, and how we can work together across campaigns to end new fossil fuel projects and strengthen the wider anti-fossil fuel movement.

This will be an open and welcoming space for seasoned activists and new people engage in collective learning. We’ll hear about the long history of failure of carbon capture and how companies use it to greenwash fossil fuel expansion.

You can expect discussions about a Just Transition and alternative futures for Peterhead, planning actions for key moments and making connections between different groups.

The workshop will be held online via Zoom, register below and you will receive the link by email before the event.

08th June 2024, 2:00 pm - 04:00 PM

From Hunterston to Peterhead: Building Beyond Fossil Fuel Power Stations in Scotland

We're hosting an afternoon event about fighting polluting power stations in Scotland, from opposing new coal at Hunterston 15 years ago to new gas at Peterhead at the moment. You will have the opportunity to hear a guest speaker and to get an in-depth look at our main campaign.

05th June 2024, 6:00 pm - 07:00 PM

Fossil Free Parliament: election campaign launch!

This General Election, our friends at Fossil Free Parliament will be calling on all parliamentary candidates to reject the interests of the fossil fuel industry in Westminster and to support a vision of a Parliament that works for people and planet instead. Please join Fossil Free Parliament and special guest speaker, Sam Bright, the UK Deputy Editor of DeSmog, on Wednesday 5th June at 6pm to find out how we can kick big polluters out of Parliament. Everyone is very welcome!

01st June 2024, 10:00 am - 02nd June 2024, 6:00 pm

Meadows Festival

The Meadows, Edinburgh
We'll be at the festival discussing our campaigns and how people can get involved in supporting our work. The weekend of events includes music, sports and the chance to learn about loads of great community initiatives in the city.
Festival is on from 10-6 on Satuday and Sunday. Come say hello!

23rd May 2024, 6:00 pm - 07:00 PM

Webinar: Scotland’s climate targets scandal: what next for our movement?

Online via Zoom
The Scottish Government wants to scrap its targets to cut climate pollution by 2030.

Join our short webinar as we try to explain this scandal, why climate targets are so important and join discussions about how we work together to deliver the action needed.

18th May 2024, 10:00 am - 08:00 PM

We Keep Us Safe – Visions for an alternative world

Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow
Join us and Tripod for a movement gathering all about visioning the kind of world we want to live in.

Imaging a better world, and acting on this hope does not mean ignoring the losses, or the scale of change required. But hopelessness and despair are convenient to those who wish to preserve the status quo, because they take away our belief in our collective power to come together to create change.

Through panel discussions, creative performances and interactive workshops we will make space to dream beyond the deadlock of politics, the brutality of borders and increasing criminalisation of those working for change.

16th May 2024, 6:30 pm - 08:00 PM

Resisting Expansion – Tales from the UK’s fossil fuel frontline

Online via Zoom
Fuel Poverty Action webinar will hear from campaigners, community leaders and workers tirelessly working to challenge and transform the dominance of oil and gas. The session will explore the falsehoods of energy security and the licensing bill going through parliament, discussing the changing landscape of Scottish climate policy, the cynicism of politicians painting people who challenge their vested interests as pariahs, and hearing from offshore platform workers organising to transform their trade.

08th May 2024, 7:00 pm - 08:00 PM

UK Divest: Celebrating & Learning from Success

Campaigns for fossil fuel divestment across the UK have secured important victories in 2024. Join UK Divest on 8th May to celebrate & learn from these wins!
Join UK Divest & campaigners from Fossil Free West Yorkshire and Divest Bedfordshire to hear about their recent divestment achievements and to see what we can learn for our own campaigns!