Offshore training standards recognition a ‘sign of progress’ but delivery and workers role is key
Training operators pledge to ‘identify duplication’ in standards as groups push to ease worker transition from oil & gas to renewables
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Campaigners call for more ambition as Government announces ‘latte levy’ plans
Campaigners are calling for more ambition as the Scottish Government announces the formation of an advisory group on charges on disposable coffee cups. Work on disposable cup charges was paused…
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Cambo oil field: Licence extension keeps doomed project on ‘life support’
Criticism of UK Government decision to grant a 2 year extension to the licence to develop the controversial Cambo oil field.
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Youth climate protest as research reveals Falkirk Pensions invest £131million in fossil fuels
Environmental campaigners have today (30/3/22) revealed that the Falkirk Pension Fund has an estimated £131 million invested in coal, oil and gas companies which are driving climate breakdown, following a…
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Plans for Scotland’s largest incinerator go up in smoke
Environmental campaigners have hailed the news that plans for a major incinerator at Stonehouse in South Lanarkshire have been cancelled after sustained community opposition. Viridor, one of the UK’s biggest…
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Pandemic era sees huge rise in cycling, stats show
Official figures document the rise in cycling during the pandemic and the huge public handouts to bus companies.
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Shell slammed for oil and gas expansion plans
Environmental campaigners have slammed oil giant Shell for trying to capitalise on the war in Ukraine as an excuse to expand their UK oil and gas operations.
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Scotland’s rising carbon footprint due to imported goods
Figures released by the Scottish Government today (15 March) show that Scotland’s carbon footprint has increased for the first time in six years. The greatest increase came from the greenhouse…
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Campaigners call for targets to limit consumption
Campaigners call for targets on consumption as the Scottish Government announces it will launch a consultation into a new Circular Economy Bill in May. Currently, the Government doesn’t have any…
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