End of peak fares shows ‘how climate action can improve lives’
The move shows how public ownership can keep fares low, benefit passengers and help support the necessary shift away from cars.
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International plastic agreement “held to ransom”
The final stage of negotiations to create a global plastics treaty to end plastic pollution have ended in a failure to agree a treaty. The process will now be extended again.
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“Nae plastics, ta”: People in Edinburgh and Fife send message to international negotiators
Around the Firth of Forth, people have come together to spell out messages calling for an end to plastic pollution as Global Plastics Treaty negotiations take place in Geneva.
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Civil society calls for action on plastic
As the final stages of three years of international talks on a Global Plastics Treaty begin in Geneva, civil society groups have called on the Scottish Government to do more…
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Protestors ‘call out SSE boss’ over climate impacts at company AGM
We told SSE shareholders that there is no future in fossil fuels.
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Ministers must reject Peterhead gas plans after climate pollution triples
30 NGOs + 1600 members of the public formally objected to the plans
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Amazonian leaders call on Scottish Parliament to end illegal logging links with wind farm
Scotland’s renewable plans should not threaten indigenous communities
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Strathclyde Pension Fund urged to end investments in companies fuelling climate crisis and genocide in Gaza
Palestine solidarity, climate and trade union groups joined forces in Glasgow to demand end to estimated £434 million fossil fuel investments
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Hundreds of crisp packet stars delivered to MSPs to demand action on recycling
An Edinburgh resident delivered hundreds of handmade stars crafted from empty crisp packets to the Scottish Parliament yesterday to demand more action on recycling.
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