14
December
2018
Civil Society Rises up as Big Polluters block progress at UN Climate Talks
As the UN climate talks enter their final hours in Katowice, Poland, hundreds of people have taken part in a mass sit down protest inside the conference venue to demand that countries act urgently to avoid total climate breakdown. [2] Civil society is protesting the failure so far of COP24 to respond to the landmark Intergove
13
December
2018
1,000 organisations end investment in fossil fuel companies
It has been announced today that 1,000 organisations around the world, with a collective wealth of over $7 trillion, have made commitments to divest from fossil fuel companies. The announcement was made at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland. (1) 11 of the total come from Scotland, where universities and ch
10
December
2018
Welcome for Environmental Rights Recommendation and Taskforce
The First Minister’s Expert Advisory Group on Human Rights has today recommended that the right to a healthy and safe environment should be enshrined in Scots law or a Scottish Bill of Rights. The First Minister has welcomed the recommendations and will establish a Taskforce to take them forward. Responding, Friends of the
05
December
2018
Fury at SNP climate hypocrisy
Environmental campaigners are furious that SNP MPs have backed a huge handout to the oil and gas industry as the First Minister attended the UN climate conference. The changes to Transferable Tax History, being made as part of the Finance (No.3) Bill at Westminster, provide new tax relief for North Sea oil and gas companies'
04
December
2018
Majority of Scottish MPs call on Parliamentary Pension Fund to drop fossil fuels
A cross-party group of 200 MPs, including the majority of Scottish MPs, are calling on the MP’s Pension Fund to stop investing in fossil fuel companies, such as Shell and BP, following growing concerns about their role in fuelling climate change. The Conservative, SNP, Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs and former MPs have sig
27
November
2018
Climate Minister under pressure to explain why new Bill fails to deliver urgent action needed
The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Roseanna Cunningham will give evidence to the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee today about the Government’s new Climate Bill.The Bill will set emissions reductions targets for the coming decades and has been widely criticised for
22
November
2018
Tackling barriers to strategic court cases in Scotland
Action is needed to tackle barriers to public interest court action in Scotland, according to a new report from a number of leading NGOs. The report Overcoming Barriers to Public Interest Litigation in Scotland published Thursday
20
November
2018
Climate Bill must scale up Scottish action by 2030
Ahead of an appearance at the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee today, environmental campaigners have called on the Scottish Parliament to scale up Scotland’s climate change targets for 2030. Friends of the Earth Scotland Climate Campaigner Caroline Rance, who will be giving evidence on the Scottish Gove
19
November
2018
New figures map out Aberdeen’s widespread air pollution problems
New data revealed today (19/11/18) gives a detailed picture of Aberdeen’s widespread air pollution problem. The online map will allow Aberdonians to get a fuller picture of toxic air in the city and campaigners believe it will further increase calls for action from the Council. The 2017 data obtained from Aberdeen City Coun