Car Free Day: Campaigners call for action
Environmental campaigners say that all councils in Scotland should be working to reduce the numbers of cars on the road, as people across the country celebrate Car Free Day. Today…
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UK Government ‘denying climate reality’ with new oil and gas plans
Environmental campaigners have reacted to the UK Government plans to ramp up oil and gas extraction despite its devastating climate impacts. The Secretary of State for Energy Jacob Rees-Mogg confirmed…
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UK oil industry pollution per barrel increases
Environmental campaigners have responded to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) report about the emissions produced by the extraction of oil and gas in the UK Continental Shelf. The ‘Emissions…
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Plans to demolish Wyndford Estate are unsustainable
Plans to demolish four blocks on Wyndford Estate in Glasgow go against the council’s climate commitments.
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UK Government borrowing more to bolster oil company profits
Environmental campaigners have reacted to the UK Government energy plans for an energy price freeze funded by borrowing. The UK Government will open a new licensing round for the North…
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Oil giants get green light for hundreds of millions of Glasgow Council investment, despite climate pledge
Strathclyde Pension Fund, run by Glasgow City Council, is accused of backtracking on its climate commitments today as it reveals it has failed to sell a single investment in fossil fuel companies, despite fossil fuel divestment being agreed by councillors a year ago.
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Scottish Government must ‘stand up to Rees-Mogg’ on reckless fossil fuel expansion
Environmental campaigners have reacted to the appointment of Jacob Rees-Mogg MP as UK Energy Minister and are calling on the Scottish Government to ‘stand up to’ his plans to expand…
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Programme for Government 2022-23 reaction
Commenting on the Scottish Programme for Government, Friends of the Earth Scotland’s head of campaigns Mary Church said: “There is a welcome recognition in the Programme for Government that the…
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Environmental campaigners urge UN body to recommend equal rights in Scotland’s planning system.
PLANNING DEMOCRACY, ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS CENTRE FOR SCOTLAND, RSPB SCOTLAND & FRIENDS OF THE EARTH SCOTLAND JOINT PRESS RELEASE For immediate use: Monday 05/09/22 ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNERS URGE UN BODY TO RECOMMEND…
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