Research & Briefings

Trustee’s Report & Accounts 2018

Transport in a net-zero future

Road transport is Scotland’s biggest climate polluter. We must urgently change the ways we get around. This briefing describes the sustainable transport system we need, and how we get there.

Sea Change: Climate Emergency, Jobs and Managing the Phase-Out of UK Oil and Gas Extraction

Report reveals the climate impact of North Sea oil and gas extraction, and urges UK and Scottish Governments to prioritise a job-creating energy transition.

Legal opinion on whether the Scottish Parliament can ban fracking

A legal opinion from one of Scotland's leading advocates that says the Scottish Parliament can pass a law to ban fracking.

Scottish Government fracking policy position in October 2018

Scottish Government's Preferred Policy Position on Fracking, published in October 2018.

Overcoming Barriers to Public Interest Litigation in Scotland

The report from leading NGOs explores why there is a lack of strategic court action in Scotland and suggests recommendations to address this.

Risky Business

The Lothian and Strathclyde Pension Funds, run by Edinburgh and Glasgow Councils, were found to be failing to take adequate action to protect their £27.1 billion investments from climate risks.

Scotland’s role in delivering the Paris Agreement: Tyndall Centre report, May 2018

To inform targets for Scotland’s new Climate Change Bill, we commissioned this report from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research on Scotland’s fair share of global emissions to deliver the Paris Agreement.

Divest Fracking – How UK councils are banking on dirty gas.

This report reveals the extent of UK council investments in the fracking industry