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Carbon capture visit and funding ‘makes a mockery’ of planning process

Vital public services are crying out for funding yet John Swinney is giving millions of pounds to a pet project of Shell, who made £50 billion profit in the last two years.

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‘Ministerial code broken 28 times’ in Scot Gov handling of Peterhead power station application

Ministers have been caught out playing fast and loose with the rules, in favour of a polluting project that risks locking households into higher energy bills for decades to come.

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Energy giant SSE AGM protests over fossil fuel ‘greenwash’ & fuel poverty

Protesters spoke to shareholders attending the AGM urging them to challenge the company’s plans to build new fossil fuel power stations and force prepayment meters into homes.

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UK Election reaction: Climate must ‘be at the hear of everything’ for new UK Government

The UK Government must deliver the urgent action that transitions our lives, our homes and our economy away from fossil fuels. 

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60+ climate groups demand incoming UK Government fund just transition for North Sea workers

Leading groups sign open letter calling for a “clear and funded” transition plan for workers and communities reliant on the oil and gas industry.

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Circular Economy Bill vote could be ‘turning point’

MSPs have voted to approve Scotland’s new circular economy law.

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Electrical waste piled outside Scottish Parliament ahead of vote on new environmental law

Campaigners have piled electrical waste outside the Scottish Parliament ahead of the final debate on a new Circular Economy law tomorrow. They say MSPs need to do more to improve the way electrical waste is managed and are calling for changes in the final version of the law. 

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Environmental watchdog requested to investigate the Scottish Government’s incineration failure

Environmental groups have formally requested Scotland’s environmental watchdog to investigate the Scottish Government’s repeated refusal to use its powers to curb incineration. The Scottish Government created a moratorium on new…

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Scottish Government misses yet another climate target

Environmental campaigners have reacted to the news that the Scottish Government has missed another climate target, bringing the total to nine of the last 13 year’s annual targets that have…

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