11
January
2021
Report: Carbon Capture & Storage
Tyndall Centre report: A Review of the Role of Fossil Fuel-Based Carbon Capture and Storage in the Energy System, January 2021 With significant reliance being placed on Carbon Capture and Storage technology in Scottish and UK Government climate plans, together with Global Witness we commissioned research from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. The...
08
January
2021
Climate Change Plan Update Must Deliver Transformational Change
In December 2020 the Scottish Government launched an update to its Climate Change Plan – the document setting out the actions Scotland will take to achieve our climate targets. Ahead of the publication of the draft Climate Change Plan update, Friends of the Earth Scotland created this document which sets out the transformative policies we...
05
January
2021
Response to ‘Introducing market restrictions on problematic single-use plastic items in Scotland
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on introducing market restrictions on single-use plastic items in Scotland. Given that urgent action is needed to tackle the plastic crisis, Friends of the Earth Scotland fully supports the ban on single-use products listed under the consultation (excluding those needed for medical use and...
08
December
2020
A Green Jobs Recovery Budget
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...
01
October
2020
Aberdeen Low Emission Zone consultation response
Aberdeen's LEZ must be a large area which applies to all vehicle types and be accompanied by a range of sustainable transport measures
29
September
2020
Offshore: Oil and gas workers’ views on industry conditions and the energy transition
Report shares survey results and testimonies of offshore oil and gas workers on industry conditions, life offshore generally and the energy transition.
27
September
2020
Incineration Briefing
This briefing sets out why we believe there should be a moratorium on building new incinerators in Scotland.
25
September
2020
Just Transition Partnership 2021 Manifesto
Just Transition Partnership Manifesto for Scottish Parliament elections in 2021
20
September
2020
Letter of concern to Scottish Government about Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)
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...