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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UN Climate Conference – sponsorship deal looks like greenwash
First sponsors named include SSE – the owner of Scotland’s most climate polluting site in Peterhead gas power plant.
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Scottish Government using £500mill bus cash to stop Councils competing against private bus companies
Councils can only apply if they agree to form partnerships with private bus operators and don’t start up their own competing bus company.
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University of Dundee to quit fossil fuel investments
Multi-million pound announcement makes the University the tenth Scottish investor to pledge exit from fossil fuels.
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Tackling single use plastic is good news for the climate
Scottish Government plans are a positive step towards addressing the problem of plastic pollution at its source.
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Aberdeen has a chance for clean air and a better city, say campaigners
The proposals from Aberdeen City Council for a Low Emission Zone have been welcomed by campaigners, who say they have the potential to transform the city’s air pollution problems. The…
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Revealed: Oil companies secret push to co-opt Glasgow Climate Summit
CULTURE UNSTAINED & FRIENDS OF THE EARTH SCOTLAND RELEASE * Emails reveal attempts by BP, Shell and Equinor to sponsor COP26 climate summit and influence its agenda behind the scenes…
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81% of Offshore Oil and Gas Workers Open to Leaving the Industry
Governments are urged to consult with oil and gas workers in the UK’s transition to renewable energy.
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Revealed: Scotland to burn an extra one million tonnes of waste a year
This huge increase in incineration capacity threatens recycling targets and plans to move to a Circular Economy.
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