Close import loophole to cut Scotland’s carbon footprint
Figures released by the Scottish Government this week (9 June) show that Scotland’s carbon footprint has increased 1.6% from 2021 to 2022.
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‘Meagre’ climate stats show lack of urgency from Ministers
The figures showed just 1.0% reduction in climate pollution, well below the previous legal targets to cut emissions.
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‘Infuriating’ demands for Shetland drilling will worsen extreme weather
Oil industry cheerleaders are even demanding that oil companies don’t pay their fair share of taxes on any future drilling.
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Energy Minister “risks repeating the mistakes” on carbon capture hype
The unproven technology has decades of global failures, blowing through budgets and constantly missing deadlines.
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Councils face escalating £28mill bill for plastic waste burning
The Scottish Government must bear the blame for encouraging councils to incinerate waste, rather than reduce and recycle it.
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Energy Price Cap Rise: public are paying for political failure to transition away from fossil fuels
The 13% rise in bills is due to oil companies profiteering from the war in Iran.
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Reform UK’s plan to scrap climate industries could destroy 500,000 jobs
Reversal of decades of climate policy could wipe out jobs across Scotland and erase plans to create more in coming years.
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Reform manifesto oil plans ‘only benefit party donors’
The Rosebank oil field would be a climate catastrophe, and by threatening to approve it, Reform are doing the bidding of its wealthy fossil fuel donors.
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‘Grotesque’ BP profits show politicians must end calls to scrap windfall tax
While ordinary people are worried sick about rising energy bills, it’s grotesque that BP are making billions from the violence in Iran.
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