Scottish carbon budgets “slow down” climate action
Key climate plans and policies have been sidelined in the past year by the Scottish Government
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Scottish Government ditches Climate Minister
Words matters, and this decision shows that climate no longer matters to those around the cabinet table.
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Scottish climate statistics “grim reminder” of scrapped targets
Climate stats show that the Scottish Government would still miss the targets they scrapped in 2024
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Scotland is “slowing down on climate action at precisely the moment we should be speeding up”
These carbon budgets see Scotland slowing down on climate action at precisely the moment we should be speeding up.
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‘Hollow’ Programme for Goverment risks greenwashing carbon capture plans
Political programme contains few plans to deliver the transformative change needed to improve lives and cut pollution.
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Key climate policies ‘vanish’ under Swinney as First Minister
Major policies that would have improved lives across Scotland have been ditched in the past 12 months
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‘Litany of broken climate promises’ by Scottish Government
Just 3 of 19 promised climate ‘catch up measures’ have been delivered by Ministers.
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Three quarters of Scottish public concerned about climate change
People are rightly concerned about climate breakdown and our politicians are failing to respond with the positive changes needed.
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Glasgow demands climate justice as COP29 takes place
Climate campaigners held a rally in Glasgow today (16 November) to demand climate justice, while world leaders are meeting in Azerbaijan for COP29. Protesters gathered at the Buchanan Street steps…
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