Aligning UK critical mineral policies with the human rights and environmental priorities of devolved nations
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Resource Justice Plan for Scotland
Resource justice means using materials and products fairly and sustainably.
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Joint civil society position on the four nations commitment to plastic film collections
38 civil society groups have united to tell UK and devolved governments not to waste the opportunity to make mandatory bin collections for plastic film green, fair and safe.
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Successful consultation with the global south
Paper on how to consult with the global south effectively, produced in collaboration with SCIAF and Common Weal.
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Rethinking our resources: The shared but differentiated roles of global south and global north governments in implementing resource justice
Transition minerals are the materials we need to move away from fossil fuels. They are a vital part of the energy transition but the way they are being extracted is harmful to people and worsening climate breakdown. If we don’t rethink the way we use these resources, we risk replacing one destructive energy system with another.
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Communities and transition mineral mining in Scotland
Communities in Scotland are being affected by exploration mining for transition minerals like nickel, copper and zinc.
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Polluted Politics: Report into fossil fuel lobbying at Holyrood
Our new investigation is one of the largest reviews of corporate lobbying ever undertaken in Scotland.
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Friends of the Earth Scotland Strategy 2024-2026
It defines our organisational vision, key values and strategic aims for the coming years along with a theory of change and key work areas.
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Unearthing Injustice: A global approach to transition materials
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