Our Letter to the First Minister about COP28 & Peterhead Power Station
We recently wrote to the First Minister to express our concerns about COP28 and the proposed new gas-fired plant at Peterhead Power Station.
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Rosebank oil field – post-approval briefing
The UK Government’s regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority, has given consent for the Rosebank oil field to begin development. Rosebank is the biggest undeveloped field on the UK Continental…
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Annual Review 2022-2023
Friends of the Earth Scotland Annual Review 2022-2023, prepared for the Annual General Meeting in June 2023.
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Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response to the Grangemouth Inquiry
There is an urgent need for both regional and sectoral just transition planning to ensure the workforce and community are supported through the changes which must come to meet our climate objectives.
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The Role of the Scottish Government in the Phase Out of Oil & Gas
A fair and fast transition away from fossil fuels to clean, affordable, renewable energy is an urgent necessity.
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Rosebank MSP Briefing
The Rosebank oil field is the biggest undeveloped field on the UK Continental Shelf. Containing nearly 500 million barrels of oil equivalent, it is three times the size of the…
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Rising Energy Prices and the Cost of Living Crisis
There is an urgent need for intervention to provide immediate support to people hit by the
cost of living rises as well as to drive a rapid overhaul of our energy system away from fossil fuels towards publicly-owned, affordable renewable energy to prevent both social and climate crises in the future.
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Onshore conventional oil & gas call for evidence – FoES response
A position of no support for onshore conventional oil and gas extraction must therefore be adopted, and enforced through the licensing regime and the new National Planning Framework 4.
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FoES objection to new gas-fired Peterhead power station
Submission to Scottish Government urging them to reject application for a new gas-fired power station.
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