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“This US-brokered agreement is the weakest possible conclusion that could have come out of Copenhagen,” said Duncan McLaren, Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Chief Executive, commenting on the Copenhagen Accord…

“This is the weakest possible agreement that could have come out of Copenhagen,” said Duncan McLaren, Friends of the Earth Scotland Chief Executive, commenting on the Copenhagen ‘outcome’ issued at…

Leaders of regional and state governments around the world are outstripping their respective nation states in both aspiration and action when it comes to dealing with climate change.The Climate Leaders’…

Friends of the Earth Scotland arrived at the Bella Center this morning to take part as official observers in the UN climate change negotiations were told that they have been…

Biotech giant Monsanto, which is headed by Glaswegian Hugh Grant, an adviser to Scottish Enterprise, has been awarded the Angry Mermaid Award 2009 for making the greatest effort to sabotage…

Commenting on the announcement that the First Minister will be going to the climate talks in Copenhagen, Juliet Swann Head of Campaigns at Friends of the Earth Scotland said: “Scotland…

Star of hit TV sitcom Friends, Helen Baxendale, has joined Scottish climate campaigners on an overland journey to Copenhagen. The actress has joined over 200 climate campaigners, including 30 from…

Despite some welcome measures to increase investment in the low carbon economy [note 1], Friends of the Earth Scotland today said the Chancellor has missed a key opportunity to deliver…

Scots are determined to show they want climate justice. A 75-year-old campaigner heads a Scottish delegation travelling over land to attend the climate march “The Flood” in Copenhagen in December….