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Scotland could phase out all conventional thermal power by 2030, maintain a secure electricity supply and generate revenue from renewable exports, according to new research by one of the world’s…
Commenting on the resignation of Stewart Stevenson, Juliet Swann, Head of Projects and Campaigns at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Ministers come and go, for a variety of reasons,…
Cancun Analysis from Friends of the Earth Scotland As UN climate negotiations ended in Cancun, Friends of the Earth Scotland said there was no progress towards a fair agreement, and…
Friends of the Earth Scotland today backed Lord Turner’s call for a public inquiry into the collapse and bailout of RBS. Financial Services Authority Chair Adair Turner has recognised the…
Removing funding for The Sustainable Development Commission Scotland may turn out to be a costly mistake for Scotland. The Sustainable Development Commission Scotland has played a crucial role in helping…
Reports of a secret Mexican text that would replace the Kyoto Protocol with an agreement based upon the Copenhagen Accord have emerged from inside the UN climate negotiations today (3…
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…
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…
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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