Welcome for Scottish Conservative proposals on waste and recycling
Support for a new plastic recycling plant could cut emissions and boost the circular economy.
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Climate change threatens major Scottish Pension Funds, says new report
Lothian and Strathclyde Pension Funds, run by Edinburgh and Glasgow Councils, were found to be failing to take adequate action to protect their investments from climate risks.
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Clean Air Strategy review must accelerate action on pollution
The Scottish Government’s announcement of an overhaul of Cleaner Air for Scotland is a great opportunity for change, say campaigners.
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Radical new campaign brings together social, environmental and animal welfare charities to reform Scotland’s grouse moors
Naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham to launch Revive: The coalition for grouse moor reform
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Councillors join campaign to end Glasgow’s investment in fracking and fossil fuels
Glasgow Councillors and residents urged the Strathclyde Pension Fund to end their £800 investments in fossil fuel companies.
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Last chance for MSPs to fix clean air laws
A parliamentary committee will be told that the Scottish Government’s Low Emission Zones plans must be improved upon.
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Sturgeon must end fracking story with a full legal ban
The Scottish Government has today taken steps towards a final decision on fracking by publishing a Strategic Environmental Assessment of its preferred policy position of no support [1]. The SEA…
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BP Alligin oilfield approval is ‘reckless’ for climate
Campaigners have criticised the decision to extract more fossil fuels just two weeks after the IPCC’s warning.
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IPCC climate report reaction
Environmental campaigners have called on the Scottish Government to scale up action on climate change, in response to the UN climate report. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ‘Special…
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