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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.
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.
£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.
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…
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…
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.
The approval comes despite the mounting climate crisis and scientists’ repeated warnings that the use of fossil fuels must be significantly reduced this decade.
Climate campaigners march through Edinburgh to demand the UK and Scottish Governments develop a plan for a fair and fast transition away from fossil fuels.
The march will demand a fair and fast transition away from fossil fuels, to support the workers and the communities most affected.
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