SNP and Greens deal will lead to stronger action for the climate
Climate campaigning organisation Friends of the Earth Scotland has welcomed the draft cooperation deal between the SNP and the Scottish Green Party announced today.
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Campaigners urge Highland Council to stop investing in fossil fuels
Campaigners are urging the Highland Council Pension Fund to pull investments in fossil fuels in order to tackle the climate crisis after it was revealed by Friends of the Earth…
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Campaigners call for greater public consultation on strategy to transform Scotland’s economy
Environmental, anti-poverty and international organisations have raised concerns about the Scottish Government’s timescale for consultation about the Strategy for Economic Transformation and the make-up of the Advisory Council.
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Scottish Government ‘defers’ to Boris Johnson on Cambo oil field
Scottish Government calls on Boris Johnson to reassess Cambo field but fails to state their opposition the development of new oil & gas.
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IPCC Report shows the urgent need to get off fossil fuels
IPCC report warning shows urgency of need to transition away from fossil fuels – beginning with rejecting Cambo field.
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Boris Johnson ‘not aware’ of Cambo oil plans. He is now!
80,000 strong letter opposing Cambo Oil Field handed in to 10 Downing Street today as Boris Johnson claims to be unaware of the project.
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Scotland’s buses deemed ‘masterclass in how not to run a public service’
Philip Alston, former UN Human Rights rapporteur, has delivered an excoriating critique of the privatisation of bus services in Scotland and across the UK in a new report. The report,…
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Scottish Government must break silence on Cambo oil field
Environmental campaigners have demanded the Scottish Government declare their opposition to the controversial new Cambo oil field off Shetland. With just over 100 days until the crucial UN talks begin…
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Leading climate scientist and green groups demand UK government reject plans for new oil field
Dr James Hansen, one of the world’s foremost climate experts, joins groups representing young people, parents and activists, in calling on the government to “resolutely reject” proposals by Shell to develop a significant new oil field in the North Sea.
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