2017 is warmest year without El Niño on record
Met Office figures show that globally 2017 was the hottest year ever recorded without the extra warming El Niño effect.
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Welcome for cotton bud ban
Scotland’s ban on plastic cotton buds great news for our environment and wildlife.
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Ineos legal challenge to Scottish fracking ban reeks of desperation
INEOS’s legal challenge against the Scottish Government’s ban on fracking reeks of desperation
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Huge majority of respondents call for zero emissions target
99% of the respondents to a Scottish Government consultation on a new Climate Change Bill want them to set a zero emissions target.
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Budget Reaction: Welcome for National Investment Bank Capital Commitment and Call for Budget Alignment with Climate Plans
Reacting to today’s draft budget (1), Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomed the commitment to capitalise the National Investment Bank and called for future budgets to align with climate plans…
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Jeremy Corbyn and SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford call for end to £600million fossil fuel investment
100 sitting and former MPs have called for Westminster Pension Fund to end its investment in fossil fuels.
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Government must support Low Emission Zones plans with funding
Ahead of his Parliament statement today, we call on the Transport Minister to clarify how Scotland’s Low Emission Zones will be funded.
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Buses must work for passengers, not just profit, urge campaigners
Transport campaigners and trade unions are supporting Scottish Government plans to enable more local councils to run and operate their own bus networks.
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Strong Low Emission Zones can tackle the air pollution crisis
As the public consultation ends, groups call for strong, ambitious LEZs to tackle air pollution.
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