Trustees Report and Accounts 2024
Friends of the Earth Scotland Trustees Report & Accounts 2023

Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Friends of the Earth Scotland Trustees Report & Accounts 2023
The Scottish Government’s draft circular economy strategy is unfit for purpose and, without fundamental changes, is likely to lead to significant harms to people or nature.
In an open letter to Gillian Martin, the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, 30 civil society groups and individuals have called on the Scottish Government to put people and nature before profit in the Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland.
22 civil society organisations and international groups urged the Scottish Government to strengthen the Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland.
Friends of the Earth Scotland and local groups wrote to the Scottish Government urging it to use its powers under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations to direct the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to refuse permits for new incineration plants in Scotland.
The more time and resources that go into a new fossil fuel plant, means that less is spent planning and investing in a just transition for existing workers and the community of Peterhead.
This annual report takes a look at some key updates across our campaigns over the past year.
18 groups outline the damage created by plastic, and call for the Scottish Government to act now to prevent further harm.