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Green Energy Centre investment step towards 100% renewables

Commenting on today’s announcement (3 December) that Mitsubishi is investing £100m in a green energy centre in Scotland, Duncan McLaren, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Scotland’s…

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Governments urged to turn away from carbon trading at climate talks

Press briefing from Friends of the Earth Scotland Ahead of the United Nations climate talks in Cancún that start today (29 November), Friends of the Earth International calls on governments…

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Hunterston coal fired power station not needed

New Scottish Government report concedes that less ‘thermal power’ will be needed that previously assumed. Accompanying yesterday’s budget and Climate Plans, the government published a ‘Draft Electricity Generation Policy Statement’….

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A Green Budget? Not today

Commenting on today’s draft Scottish Budget, FoES Chief Executive Duncan McLaren said: “Times are hard, but cutting back on investments in emissions reduction – such as housing improvement – means…

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Friends of the Earth Scotland Media Advisory: A Green Budget? What to look for

The draft Scottish Budget goes before Parliament on Wednesday 17 November. On the same day, the Scottish Government is expected to announce its policies and proposals for meeting Scotland’s climate…

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Nanotechnology: “Tough regulation needed if climate benefits are to outweigh costs”

Current applications of nano-technology risk increasing climate emissions and fossil fuel use, reveals a Friends of the Earth report published today (16 November). Nanotechnology in its current form will not…

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Low carbon economy must be backed by ‘just transition’

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s Low Carbon economic strategy published today (15 November), Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Chief Executive Duncan McLaren said: “The vision of this strategy is commendable….

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An equal and fair society benefits everyone, argues professor

A best selling author will demonstrate to an Edinburgh audience that everything in society – from health to crime, illiteracy and the environment – is affected by how equal it…

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Over thousand call on Parliament to balance the scales of justice

In a petition backed by comedian Frankie Boyle and author Iain Banks, campaigners are calling on the Scottish Parliament to investigate the barriers people face when they try to stand…

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