Campaigners alarmed at Committee’s rejection of safer streets proposal
Campaigners have expressed disappointment and concern about a Scottish Parliament Committee’s refusal to back 20mph speed limits for Safer Streets
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Protestors accuse BP of damaging environment and climate ahead of company AGM
Climate & indigenous rights activists will attend the BP AGM in Aberdeen to protest the company’s damaging projects and call for a fossil fuel phase out.
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Edinburgh Council offers renewed hope in Low Emission Zone consultation
Councillors decided to broaden the scope of Low Emission Zone public consultation which could help improve the scheme.
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Campaigner set to tell Edinburgh Council pollution plans are ineffective
Edinburgh pollution plans includes two Low Emission Zones – the larger outer Zone does not restrict cars and smaller inner Zone is too small, risking displacement.
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Scottish Government support for UK oil and gas drilling incompatible with responding to climate emergency, report says
Report reveals huge climate impact of UK oil & gas industry plans, and urges Governments to plan for a just transition to a clean energy economy.
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Reaction to Edinburgh’s ‘half-hearted’ low emission zone plans
Council plans criticised for failing to act on cars and risk displacing pollution to other parts of city.
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Scottish Government abandons plans to cut Air Departure Tax
Climate campaigners welcome Scottish Government decision to keep tax on climate-damaging aviation.
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Open Streets ‘show us what we are missing’ in car-dominated Edinburgh
Environmentalists have welcomed the start of the Edinburgh Council Open Streets initiative on Sunday 5th May. A number of streets will be closed to cars and other vehicles from 12…
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Scotland’s ‘climate emergency’ demands urgent action
Nicola Sturgeon has declared a ‘climate emergency’ but environmentalists say it must be backed with urgent action.
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