UN Climate talks: Rich countries must urgently deliver on climate action
Rich nations are failing to deliver on their fine words and promises, as the fight against catastrophic climate change becomes ever more urgent.
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Press Releases
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Warm welcome for floating wind farm
Dr Richard Dixon warmly welcomes the First Minister’s opening of the world’s first floating wind farm.
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Scottish Government urged to act on climate emergency
Activists inflated a huge warming earth globe outside Scottish Government headquarters at St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh today to highlight the emergency of climate change and urge greater action from the Scottish Government.
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Over 17,000 call for Scotland to lead on climate change
Over 17,000 people across Scotland have responded to a Scottish Government consultation urging them to raise their ambition in tackling climate change.
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Programme for Government 2017 Reaction
Friends of the Earth Scotland react to 2017/18 Programme for Government. New policies to tackle polluting transport, transition away from high-carbon industry and creation of a National Investment Bank mean it is the greenest ever announced in Scotland.
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Coalition launches campaign to keep Scotland as a world leader in tackling climate change
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Press Statement By making their voice heard, the people of Scotland can demand a world-leading Climate Change Bill from politicians, says a leading coalition today (5th…
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Trump to dump Paris climate agreement
Commenting on the news that Donald Trump is set to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement on climate change, Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Director Dr Richard Dixon said:…
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UKCCC advice on new Scottish Climate Bill seriously lacking urgency and ambition
Commenting on the UK Climate Change Committee's (UKCCC) advice to the Scottish Government on its plans for a new Climate Bill, Friends of the Earth Scotland Head of Campaigns Mary…
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FoE Scotland welcomes ‘Scotland’s Place in Europe’ proposals
Commenting on the Scottish Government’s paper “Scotland’s Place in Europe,” Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “We welcome these proposals from the Scottish Government, which…
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