UK climate advisors call for ‘tighter limit’ on oil and gas
UKCCC advice bolsters calls for end to new oil licenses in a bid to curb dangerous climate warming
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Campaigners call for exit strategy from incineration
Environmental campaigners have called for an exit strategy for incineration in evidence provided to the Scottish Government’s independent review on incineration. The Scottish Government set up an independent review into…
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MPs miss opportunity to remove key barrier to transition for offshore workers
Environmental campaigners have today told MPs they have ignored offshore workers after voting against a plan to create an Offshore Training Scheme at Westminster. The idea is backed by offshore…
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MPs urged to back Offshore Training Scheme for workers to support Just Transition
Environmental campaigners and trade unionists have called for MPs to back the creation of an Offshore Training Scheme, as a key solution to removing barriers for oil and gas workers…
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Incineration contracts stopping Scots from recycling
New research shows that Scotland’s incineration capacity is so high that it is likely to stop councils from recycling waste. Campaigners are calling for a ban on new incinerators so…
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‘Obscene’ BP profits show broken energy system in UK
Environmental campaigners have said that BP’s ‘obscene’ profits of $12.8bn (£9.5bn) today will come at a cost of misery for millions of people in the UK. Campaigners said that the…
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UK Energy System is ‘Fundamentally Broken’
Energy Price Rises & Oil Company Profits Show that the UK Energy System is ‘Fundamentally Broken’
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REVEALED: POLLUTION IN SCOTLAND REBOUNDS TO ILLEGAL LEVELS IN 2021
Scotland breached legal air quality limits in 2021 after a historic low in 2020 due to the pandemic. Hope Street in Glasgow recorded an annual average above the legal limit…
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Edinburgh Council confirms disappointing Low Emission Zone
Environmental campaigners have criticised City of Edinburgh Council’s Low Emission Zone which was formally passed by the council today (27 January). The Low Emission Zone was initially planned to be…
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