DRS delayed again and delivery risks remain
Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme will be delayed for a second time until 16th August 2023, an additional 13 month delay. The Scottish Government has published a delivery plan but risks…
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Another “nail in the coffin” for Cambo
Reaction to the announcement by Siccar Point Energy that they have “paused” the Cambo development, following Shell’s withdrawal last week. Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Head of Campaigns Mary Church…
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Scottish Budget Reaction: ‘useful steps’ on climate emergency
Climate action boosted by transport funding but home insulation investment should be larger.
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New stats reveal Scotland is sending valuable resources up in smoke
Scotland is now burning almost as much of its household waste as it is sending to landfill. Household waste statistics published yesterday (7 December) show a 33.6% increase in waste…
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Climate progress report calls for Plan B on carbon capture
Advisors say the Scottish Government must deliver urgent climate transformations across the economy.
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Edinburgh Council shirks waste emissions responsibility
Edinburgh Council claims to have reduced the city’s carbon emissions dramatically by diverting waste from landfill, but it has omitted the emissions from incinerating the waste instead and failed to…
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Shell pull out of Cambo oil project
Climate campaigners have responded to Shell’s decision to pull out of the controversial Cambo oil field saying this is the end of the line for the project. The UK Government…
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Scotland must get on with the fossil fuel transition after COP26, Holyrood committee hears
Campaigners called on Scottish Government to focus on domestic efforts and create a credible plan to cut climate pollution and deliver a just transition away from oil and gas this decade.
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Scottish Government announce moratorium on incineration
Friends of the Earth Scotland has welcomed the announcement that the Scottish Government’s incineration review will include a moratorium on all current and new applications for the length of the…
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