Hydrogen comes in many colours but none look like the right climate choice
12th January 2021, by Richard Dixon
Scotland is debating the role of hydrogen technology in our future.
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Reliance on CCS cannot solve climate crisis, new research shows
11th January 2021, by Ryan Morrison
Despite huge government and industry backing CCS cannot be expected in the energy sector until the 2030s, risking 1.5oC during the crucial next decade.
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8th December 2020, by Fergus Boden
Every year, the Scottish Government sets out its budget – indicating how it intends to spend money the following financial year. This document sets out the policy and spending priorities Friends of the Earth Scotland believe should be at the heart of the Scottish Government’s budget for 2021/22 – with a focus on delivering a...
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This briefing sets out why we believe there should be a moratorium on building new incinerators in Scotland.
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Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change, and Land Reform and Minister for Energy, Connectivity, and the Islands. Our organisations are deeply concerned about the possibility of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) being developed in Scotland and included in the forthcoming Climate Change Plan update. BECCS technologies to capture carbon dioxide from...
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Explaining the threats posed by Hydrogen technologies - blue, grey, green - to Scotland's action on climate change.
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Every year the Scottish Government sets out its plans for the coming year in the “Programme for Government”. This year’s Programme for Government comes at an important moment. The impacts of COVID-19 have plunged us into multiple crises. On top of the catastrophic health impacts, Scotland is entering a recession, with thousands of jobs lost...
More On This27th August 2020, by Fergus Boden
The Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee are undertaking a review of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016, looking at how the Act has worked in practice since being introduced – and any areas that need to be amended. The Lobbying Act sets out the circumstances under which lobbying of MSPs and the Scottish...
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Just Transition Partnership letter to Scottish Goverment Cabinet Secretaries regarding Just Transition Commission recommendations and Programme for Government.
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On Wednesday 12 August, MSPs will debate the Scottish Government’s “Economic Recovery Implementation Plan”, setting out their plans to rebuild the economy from the impacts of Coronavirus. This briefing sets out Friends of the Earth Scotland’s view on the Scottish Government’s Economic Recovery Implementation Plan and some of the steps that must be taken to...
More On This28th July 2020, by admin
A briefing on the dangers posed by the unproven and dangerous technology of BioEnergy with Carbon Capture and Storage.
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