The latest nuclear con
20th January 2022, by Richard Dixon
Small Modular Reactors won’t be cheap and they will be so unpopular it is unlikely any of them will actually get built.
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Gas price rise is worst moment to abandon green energy
13th January 2022, by Richard Dixon
Reducing investment in renewables to help people cope with energy bill rises caused by fossil fuels would be the worst of all options.
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7th December 2021, by Connal Hughes
Briefing ahead of a Scottish Parliament Debate on Delivering a Just Transition to Net Zero and Climate Resilience
More On This28th October 2021, by Ryan Morrison
Ahead of the Scottish Parliament debate on The Need for An Offshore Training Passport, Friends of the Earth Scotland and Platform shared case studies from offshore workers about their experiences with training in the energy sector, the enormous personal expense in time and money as well as the barriers this represents to efforts to transition...
More On This28th October 2021, by Ryan Morrison
A Friends of the Earth Scotland and Platform briefing for MSPs ahead of a debate in the Scottish Parliament on the need for an Offshore Training Passport. Friends of the Earth Scotland and Platform believe an Offshore Training Passport is essential to ensure a Just Transition for workers in the energy sector. The lack of...
More On This7th September 2021, by Ric Lander
Friends of the Earth Scotland, UNISON Scotland and Divest Strathclyde wrote to the Strathclyde Pension Fund Committee on 1st September encouraging the fund to bring forward strong proposals to divest from fossil fuels. The SPF have now published their draft plan “Climate Change Strategy – Assessment of Energy Companies”. The proposed policy falls well short...
More On This26th August 2021, by Ric Lander
A briefing for the Strathclyde Pension Fund Committee to inform its September 2021 meeting, seeking a conclusive view on if and how to divest from fossil fuels. This briefing contains: An up to date and comprehensive analysis of the total fossil fuel investments held by the SPF. Case studies of the New York and Islington...
More On This14th August 2021, by Connal Hughes
Letter to Kate Forbes MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, regarding the Advisory Council on Economic Transformation and the preparation of strategy for economic transformation. Sent in August 2021 by environmental groups concerned that the Advisory Council on a new Economic Strategy failed to include any representatives from with an environmental background.
More On This8th June 2021, by Richard Dixon
A briefing ahead of the Scottish Government debate in the Parliament on ‘Addressing the Climate Emergency’ Summary This next five years is going to be absolutely crucial in both the local and the global fight against climate change and Scotland must take a central role with COP26 coming to Glasgow. Scotland’s climate targets are not...
More On This1st June 2021, by Ric Lander
A briefing for the Strathclyde Pension Fund committee (Glasgow City Council) to inform their discussions about divestment from fossil fuels on 2nd June 2021.
More On This6th April 2021, by Ric Lander
Divest Scotland is a campaign building support for the Scottish Government, and the Scottish Parliament itself, to invest in a sustainable future, free from fossil fuels. Open the latest Campaign Briefing on Google Docs here. To see how many MSPs back the campaign visit ‘Divest Scotland campaign pledges’ on our Commitments page.
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