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Green on one hand, Brown on the other – Friends of the Earth Scotland comment

Despite some welcome measures to increase investment in the low carbon economy [note 1], Friends of the Earth Scotland today said the Chancellor has missed a key opportunity to deliver…

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Scottish climate campaigners travel to Copenhagen headed by 75-year-old

Scots are determined to show they want climate justice. A 75-year-old campaigner heads a Scottish delegation travelling over land to attend the climate march “The Flood” in Copenhagen in December….

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No more excuses – Europe must follow Scotland’s climate commitment in Copenhagen

The European Union must follow Scotland’s leading climate law and make much stronger commitments to fighting climate change to increase the chance of achieving a just and effective global climate…

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40% climate cuts by 2020 are “practical and affordable” for Europe

It is practical for the EU to follow Scotland’s lead and reach a 40% cut in climate changing emissions by 2020, for less than £2 per citizen per day, a…

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Scots join millions demanding climate justice in Copenhagen

More than two million supporters of Friends of the Earth International worldwide want the United Nations (UN) climate talks talking place from 7 to 18 December to become a milestone…

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Oil companies are fuelling violence and damaging people and planet

The oil industry is damaging people’s health and the environment in Nigeria, and contributing to the violent conflict in the country, a leading African environmentalist says. Time magazine’s “Hero of…

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Messages in a bottle tell governments to seal climate deal

Climate justice activists will run local days of action on Saturday 14 November, to collect messages from people all over Scotland to bring to Copenhagen. The day of action is…

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Carbon trading ‘the next ‘sub-prime’ – new research

Plans to expand carbon markets at UN climate talks this December could trigger a second ‘sub-prime’ style financial collapse and fail to protect the world from global warming catastrophe, a…

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From the Kingdom of Fife to the South West of England, carbon accountability is taking centre stage.

Carbon accounting is no longer an optional extra. Carbon is increasingly central in public finance decisions, alongside cost and quality. Public sector spending was 41% of Scotland’s GDP last year…

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