Call for free public transport for NHS workers
Campaigners make call as Scottish Govt gives financial support to bus industry.
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Ineos admits defeat on Airth coalbed methane planning application
INEOS is withdrawing its planning application for unconventional gas extraction at Airth.
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New data show Glasgow City Council fund invests over £700 million in fossil fuels
Vast investments in Shell, BP and Exxon embarrass Glasgow City Council who are due to host the 2020 UN climate talks, having declared a climate emergency and set a target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
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Time to move beyond rhetoric on just transition, say Unions and environmentalists
It’s time to begin the work of policy development and implementation to deliver a Just Transition
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Scottish Budget announcement a strong step towards changing transport
Deal secures free bus travel for young people and extra funding for walking & cycling.
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Transport statistics show political capitulation to cars
Official figures show Scotland going the wrong direction on climate emissions from transport.
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Dundee’s anti-pollution zone with car parking spaces is ‘absurd’
Low Emission Zones plans exclude 1800 car parking spaces and one of Scotland’s most polluted streets.
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Scottish Budget: Timid tinkering fails to deliver a Climate Emergency response
The Scottish Government’s climate emergency budget fails to deliver the action needed to bring down emissions, say environmental campaigners.
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‘Reckless’ road spending plans must be redirected in climate emergency
The Scottish Budget should stop spending billions on new roads, re-directing money to public transport, walking and cycling.
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