Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
The National Planning Framework 4 will come to the Scottish Parliament in the autumn and its ten-year span will cover the most vital period in our fight against the climate emergency….
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Low Emission Zones regulations, including penalties, exemptions, and objectives of the zones. This consultation is important because the…
Every year, the Scottish Government set out their spending plans for the following year in a process called the budget. As a minority government, they depend on negotiating the support…
Measures in the Transport Bill on buses, parking and Low Emission Zones could cut climate emissions and toxic air pollution.
Most people know that air pollution is bad for us, but few of us realise just how damaging it is to our health. Often, we also don’t realise that it…
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.
This briefing sets out why Friends of the Earth Scotland supports the workplace parking levy, ahead of the stage two proceedings of the Transport (Scotland) Bill – which has potential…
Parliamentary briefing supporting 20mph speed limits Bill. The Bill would mean safer streets, increased walking and cycling and help tackle air pollution.
Briefing ahead of the Scottish Parliament Stage 1 Debate of the Transport Bill.