Glasgow Transport Plans Must Step Up to Deliver Clean Air
As a public consultation on transport plans for Glasgow’s city centre closes this Saturday, campaign group Friends of the Earth Scotland warns that the plans do not go far enough…
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Air pollution peak hotspots revealed
The Government has released official figures which show that air pollution “spikes” on some of Scotland’s busiest streets breached Scottish standards in 2013, creating immediate health risks. (1) Environment group…
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IPCC Climate Report – time to get out of fossil fuels
Reacting to the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report setting out the pathways the world must take to avoid climate disaster, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends…
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Shocking death toll from air pollution at local level revealed
Air Pollution has been linked to 2094 deaths every year in regions across Scotland, with a total of nearly 22,500 life-years lost, new statistics for every council area in Scotland…
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Energy war of words over nuclear and renewables
Reacting to the clash of words between Scottish and UK Ministers over the future of electricity generation, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “The UK…
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New IPCC report spells out grim future
Reacting to the release of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Business as usual means…
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Citizens Demand Energy Revolution
Citizens Demand Energy Revolution in Glasgow and Brussels As European Heads of State are meeting today in Brussels to debate the 2030 climate and energy goals, people are forming human…
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Major Boost to Offshore Wind Energy for Scotland
Reacting to news of the go-ahead for two offshore wind farms in the Moray Firth, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said, “This is great news…
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UK’s First PLI into Commercial Unconventional Gas Extraction Opens
The UK’s first Public Inquiry into a planning application for commercial unconventional gas extraction at Airth, opens today (March 18th) at the Inchyra Hotel near Polmont. Over 2,500 objections were…
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