Scottish Government fails first climate test
Serious concerns raised as emission target is missed. The Scottish Government’s failure to meet the first target set by the Climate Change Act marks an extremely worrying start to the…
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Shale gas: ‘not a game changer’
Commenting on Professor Bradshaw’s presentation to the Royal Geographical Society’s conference in Edinburgh today, Friends of the Earth Scotland Campaigner Mary Church said: “There’s increasing evidence that despite all the…
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Hunterston planning application pulled
Commenting on the news today (26 June 2012) that Ayrshire Power is withdrawing its planning application for a new coal power station at Hunterston, Per Fischer, Communications Officer, Friends of…
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Rio+20 summit outcome lacks ambition
The Rio+20 climate summit in Brazil is expected to end today (22 June 2012) with the agreement on an “outcome document” that lacks both global ambition and action. The document,…
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Cairn pulls out of India
Commenting on news this week that Cairn Energy is pulling out of petroleum exploration in India, Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability campaigner, Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Once again, Cairn…
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Public meeting about the risks of unconventional gas
When: 11 June 2012, 7pm-9m Where: Stirling Methodist Church, Queen Street, Stirling. This summer, Dart Energy will submit a planning application to extract coalbed methane commercially near Airth. It could…
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Scottish Climate Justice Fund shows the way forward
The announcement today (31 May 2012) of the Scottish Government’s Climate Justice Fund was welcomed by the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition. The new fund to help people living in…
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‘Golden age of gas’ would lead to disastrous temperature rise
Commenting on a report released today (29 May 2012) by The International Energy Agency, heralding a ‘golden age of gas’ and saying that gas use could grow by 50% by…
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RBS loans undermine government climate policy
Loans to renewables dwarfed by oil and gas. Research by Friends of the Earth Scotland published today (28 May 2012) reveals that RBS was involved in lending over $100bn to…
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