Press Releases

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…

Scotland heading for second warmest year ever TOP LINES FOR SCOTLAND: 2014 is on course to be the 2nd warmest year ever recorded in Scotland All months in 2014 have…

Scotland remains in breach of international law in relation to the high cost of legal action in environmental cases, states are expected to agree as the 5th Meeting of Parties…

Reacting to publication of the draft Scottish Independence Bill, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “This Bill proposes a written constitution which rules out nuclear…

This morning (Friday 6 June) Friends of the Earth, alongside other civil society groups, symbolically returned to the UN climate talks for the first time since hundreds of delegates walked…

Reacting to the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report setting out the pathways the world must take to avoid climate disaster, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends…

Reacting to the release of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Business as usual means…