Dundee Council approves clean air plans
Environmental campaigners have welcomed the news that last night Dundee City Council formally passed the Low Emission Zone for the city. The Low Emission Zone will improve air quality and…
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Press Releases
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Programme for Government reaction
Programme confirms the promises from the SNP -Greens co-operation agreement, but gives disappointingly little further detail on timescales or processes.
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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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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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Manifesto promises on climate and energy compared
Friends of the Earth Scotland today released a comparison of the climate and environmental promises in the election manifestos from the Conservative, Green, LibDem, Labour and SNP. Friends of the…
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Green Jobs Recovery must be at the heart of election campaign
Campaigners have today (31/3/21) called for Scotland’s politicians to prioritise policies in the election that create green jobs and reduce climate pollution. They want the next Scottish Government to take…
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Traffic stats show transport challenge
Responding to the Scottish Transport Statistics published, Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Air Pollution Campaigner Gavin Thomson said: “The new statistics show that in the year running up to the…
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Off-the-record Heathrow meetings fly in the face of climate science
The Scottish Government continues its support for a third runway at Heathrow. Transport Minister has been having unminuted meetings with airport bosses.
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Response to the UK 10-point climate plan for net zero
Friends of the Earth Scotland gave a scathing reaction to the UK Government’s announcement of a 10-point plan on climate and energy, calling for much more priority on solutions which…
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