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Grangemouth closure fears show need for a just transition plan

Climate campaigners have reacted to news of Grangemouth Refinery’s potential closure by 2025 saying the Scottish Government has failed to create credible transition plans with workers at the site. Friends…

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SSE: Scotland’s biggest polluter rakes in obscene profits

Energy giant announces £565million in profits in just 6 months.

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‘Despicable decision’ to hand out new oil licences by UK Government

The UK Government is acting in service of a fossil fuel industry that has been raking in billions in profits whilst households across the country have been forced into fuel poverty.

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Fossil fuel giant Equinor profits ‘add insult to injury’ amidst extreme weather chaos

Campaigners are highlighting the link between the companies continuing to push for fossil fuel extraction and the storms and floods made worse by climate breakdown.

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REVEALED: £2bn Scottish council pension fueling climate breakdown

£2 billion of Scottish council pension funds is invested in the fossil fuel industry, according to new analysis by Platform and Friends of the Earth Scotland.

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Household recycling rates stagnate, as Scottish Government fails to act

Waste statistics published today (17 October) show that household recycling levels in Scotland remain stagnant at 43%, with only a 0.3% increase from 2021 to 2022. The amount of waste…

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Victory to campaigners as Wyndford demolition halted

Local residents are celebrating the decision to halt the unlawful demolition of four multi-storey blocks in the Wyndford estate in Glasgow. Wheatley Homes has been forced to abandon the demolition…

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New campaign calls for buses to be taken back into public control

Trade unions, environmental and health charities have launched a campaign today calling for buses in the Strathclyde region to be taken back into public control.

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Rosebank approval shows ‘climate denial’ from UK Government

The approval comes despite the mounting climate crisis and scientists’ repeated warnings that the use of fossil fuels must be significantly reduced this decade. 

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