Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
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.
Communities in Scotland are being affected by exploration mining for transition minerals like nickel, copper and zinc.
What is needed is a properly funded transition, led by government and in the public interest, that sees tangible benefits for workers and communities in Scotland.
A briefing drafted by Friends of the Earth Scotland and sent to MSPs ahead of Stage 1 of the Climate Change (Emissions Reductions) BIll.
A briefing for MSPs about the real emissions of the proposed new gas-fired power plant at Peterhead.
The true climate pollution could be five times greater than disclosed by the developers.
A FOI response from the Scottish Government for a request on 5 June to share a report on waste management infrastructure capacity. The report was not shared because it was ‘incomplete…
CCS projects have cost the public £500million – with another £25billion in subsidy promised