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Carbon capture secrecy ‘alarming’ as Minister refuses to release study

The 170 mile pipeline would run from Grangemouth in the central belt to St Fergus in Aberdeenshire.

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Activist “knit-in” exposes SSE’s inadequate transition plans

North Sea Knitters group stages ‘knit in’ protest at SSE’s Perth offices on the day of their 2024/5 profit announcement.

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Scotland is “slowing down on climate action at precisely the moment we should be speeding up”

These carbon budgets see Scotland slowing down on climate action at precisely the moment we should be speeding up.

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Unions & climate groups demand £1.9 billion emergency funding for North Sea workers

Today (Wednesday), a coalition of trade unions and climate groups are rallying outside Parliament to demand the Chancellor delivers an emergency funding package of £1.9 billion per year for North…

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Acorn CCS proposals ‘nothing but polluters pipe dream’ 

Politicians are pleading on behalf of rich fossil fuel polluters for more public money to be poured into the Acorn carbon capture project.  

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‘Hollow’ Programme for Goverment risks greenwashing carbon capture plans

Political programme contains few plans to deliver the transformative change needed to improve lives and cut pollution.

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Key climate policies ‘vanish’ under Swinney as First Minister

Major policies that would have improved lives across Scotland have been ditched in the past 12 months

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Scottish Government ditches climate commitment to reduce car use

John Swinney’s leadership to date has been characterised by a chronic failure to deliver on climate promises to the public.

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One million people demand transition away from oil & gas

The million-strong petition was handed into 10 Downing Street.

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