Press Releases

Commenting on the publication today of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 5th Synthesis Report, Friends of the Earth Scotland Head of Campaigns Mary Church said: “The science is…

Commenting on statements made at the Climate Summit in New York City yesterday, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Head of Campaigns Mary Church commented: “David Cameron brought nothing new to the…

Commenting on the No vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum Friends of the Earth Scotland Director, Dr Richard Dixon, said: “We hope that many of the huge numbers of people…

Liberian campaigners say the international response to the Ebola outbreak has been desperately slow, and today launched an appeal for massively ramped-up, on-the-ground help to tackle the disease that is…

A coalition of Scottish civic organisations is hosting a major conference and debate about how we build a better economy that works for both people and the planet. It will…

A report released today by Friends of the Earth Scotland calls on the Scottish Government to break up our two dominant banks and reform the banking system so that it…

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s announcement today that it is objecting to UK Government plans to make it easier to frack for shale gas north of the border, Friends of…

Responding to the publication of a Scottish Government paper on independence and the environment, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “This paper makes a number…

Reacting to new projections from the UK Department of Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs which show that the expected dates for air to meet European standard for Edinburgh and Glasgow…