Budget must help deliver a Green Recovery
By investing in energy efficiency, public transport and green skills training we can tackle unemployment and boost climate action.
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Press Releases
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Scotland to end overseas promotion of fossil fuels
Environmental campaigners have welcomed proposals from Scottish government to “end all Scottish Government overseas trade backing and promotion activities solely focused on fossil fuel goods and services by COP26.” Friends…
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Biden Inauguration: USA rejoining Paris Climate Agreement is the ‘easy part’
Environmentalists welcome Paris moves but caution far more action needed to transition US away from fossil fuels
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COVID-19 restrictions mean Scotland meets Air Pollution legal limits for first time
Air quality improvements in Spring 2020 were short-lived with traffic & pollution quickly returning to pre-pandemic levels.
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Environment and Health groups speak out against Clean Air Plan
Leading environment and health charities have spoken out against the Scottish Government’s plan for cleaner air saying it is a “huge missed opportunity”. The ‘Cleaner Air for Scotland’ plan was…
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Carbon Capture & Storage can’t solve the climate crisis, says new report
Despite years of political and financial support, there is no working CCS plants in the UK today.
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Campaigners call for speedy ban on Single-Use Plastic
Any delay to ban on single-use plastic items could create millions of pieces of plastic pollution.
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More Rhetoric Than Action On Just Transition Say Unions And Environmentalists
The Climate Change Plan fails to show how it will ensure creation of new green jobs and protect the livelihoods of impacted workers and communities in Scotland.
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Climate Change Plan Falls Short of Transformative Action Needed
Friends of the Earth Scotland have commented on the Scottish Government’s update to the Climate Change Plan. Whilst the Plan is light on transformative policies, it has recognised that changes…
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