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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Campaigners condemn council new investment plan keeping hundreds of millions of polluter investments
Glasgow City Council’s new investment policy has been met with strong criticism from campaigners, who say that the Council is banking on the failure of the UN climate talks it’s about to host.
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UK Government misleading public over claim it has no control over Cambo
Pre-action letter calls on BEIS to defend position on controversial oil field decision The UK Government is lawfully bound to take responsibility for the decision to approve or reject the…
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Glasgow’s £800 million pollution stash revealed in dramatic visual protest ahead of COP26
Climate activists have revealed the huge scale of Glasgow’s investments in fossil fuels by projecting the shocking figure onto the SEC Armadillo building. The SEC will shortly play host to…
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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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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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