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The Plan is lacking in both detail and policy and does not represent a robust route to meeting climate goals. The next Scottish Government must go further than the policies outlined in this CCP if it wishes to tackle the climate emergency in a just and equitable way.
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Friends of the Earth Scotland Trustees Report & Accounts 2023
The Scottish Government’s draft circular economy strategy is unfit for purpose and, without fundamental changes, is likely to lead to significant harms to people or nature.
In an open letter to Gillian Martin, the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, 30 civil society groups and individuals have called on the Scottish Government to put people and nature before profit in the Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland.
22 civil society organisations and international groups urged the Scottish Government to strengthen the Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland.
Friends of the Earth Scotland and local groups wrote to the Scottish Government urging it to use its powers under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations to direct the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to refuse permits for new incineration plants in Scotland.
The more time and resources that go into a new fossil fuel plant, means that less is spent planning and investing in a just transition for existing workers and the community of Peterhead.