EU biofuel targets will cost £100bn without reducing emissions
Motorists across Europe are set to pay an additional £15bn a year for petrol and diesel as a result of EU biofuel targets that will not reduce climate change emissions,…
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Stripping Goodwin of knighthood distracts from real issue
Responding to the news that Fred Goodwin has been stripped of his knighthood for his mishandling of affairs while at the helm of RBS, Mary Church, Friends of the Earth…
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UK government loses appeal over ‘unlawful’ solar cuts
Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomed The Court of Appeal’s unanimous rejection today (Wednesday 25 January 2012) of the UK government’s attempt to overturn a High Court ruling stating that…
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Ministers present cuts for sustainable transport as new investment
Friends of the Earth Scotland and Transform Scotland, the sustainable transport alliance, have today (Wednesday 18 January) criticised the Scottish Government’s presentation of its Future Transport Fund as a “boost…
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RBS speculation in food prices drives world hunger and land grabbing
The Royal Bank of Scotland and other European banks, pension funds and insurance companies are increasing global hunger and poverty by speculating in food prices and financing land grabs in…
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European Commission launches energy roadmap to 2050
Friends of the Earth Scotland today (Thursday 15 December 2011) responded to the release by the European Commission (EC) of its Energy Roadmap 2050 document. The European Union (EU) has…
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Renewables not to blame for household energy bill increases
Friends of the Earth Scotland has today (Thursday 15 December 2011) responded to the release of a new report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), which states that household…
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Friends of the Earth Scotland response to renewable energy reports
Commenting on the release of reports on renewable energy from Reform Scotland and the Adam Smith Institute today (12 December 2012), Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth…
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Benefits of climate action outweigh the costs
Commenting on a new Audit Scotland report about reducing Scottish greenhouse gas emissions, Friends of the Earth Scotland warns that a focus on the headline costs fails to take account…
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