Scottish Budget: Timid tinkering fails to deliver a Climate Emergency response
The Scottish Government’s climate emergency budget fails to deliver the action needed to bring down emissions, say environmental campaigners.
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‘Reckless’ road spending plans must be redirected in climate emergency
The Scottish Budget should stop spending billions on new roads, re-directing money to public transport, walking and cycling.
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Scottish Government must take immediate and decisive action to cut Scotland’s emissions, says new report
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland response to the UK Committee on Climate Change (UKCCC) Report ‘Reducing emissions in Scotland, 2019 Progress Report to Parliament’ The report from the independent climate watchdog,…
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UN Climate Talks Out of Touch with Reality as Rich Countries Seek to Gut Paris Agreement
Prospects for vulnerable communities in ‘developing’ countries look dire, as wealthy countries refuse to pay up for the climate damage they have caused and Northern governments and corporations push forward…
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Environmental group calls for transformative election manifesto policies to tackle the climate emergency
The General Election Manifesto for a Fossil Free UK.
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Civil society groups call on new CEO to make RBS banking sector ‘climate leader’
Thirty-one civil society groups from around the world have sent an open letter to Alison Rose, the newly appointed CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), calling on her…
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Just Transition Partnership Statement in response to Climate Bill
Unions and environmentalists call for climate crisis to be tackled done in a way which protects and enhances the livelihoods of workers and communities.
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SYCS statement: Enormous turnout for Climate Strikes to demand action from Government
Scotland’s largest ever climate mobilisation shows demand for urgent action from Government.
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Scottish organisations to join Global Climate Strike
Scottish businesses, charities and other organisations announce they will be participating in the Global #ClimateStrikes
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