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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Scottish legal system failing environment due to high costs
Draft findings show breach of international environmental and human rights law, due to the extremely high costs of legal action.
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Proposed new Shetland oil field a climate ‘obscenity’ ahead of UN talks In Glasgow
Environmental campaigners have reacted with fury to plans to open a large new oil field West of Shetland to extract 800 million barrels of oil.
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Climate campaigners demand Strathclyde Pension Fund ‘kicks out’ fossil fuel investments
Climate justice activists from Divest Strathclyde call for Strathclyde Pension Fund to kick out polluters in football-themed photo stunt in Glasgow.
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Training Chaos Blocks Scottish Oil Workers Moving To Renewables: Government Must Meet Workers’ Demands To Remove Hurdles
Workers forced to pay thousands for training courses, leading to calls for an “offshore passport” allowing them to transfer skills from fossil fuels to renewables
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