Letter to Glasgow City Council re: Low Emission Zone
On Friday, Glasgow City Council published draft proposals for a Low Emission Zone which fall well short of the mark in delivering clean air. We, together with Friends of the Earth…
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Scottish National Investment Bank Parliamentary Briefing – Mar 2018
Friends of the Earth Scotland has been working for some years to champion public finance and funding to stimulate a just transition to a zero-carbon economy. We welcome the creation…
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Written Evidence: Planning Bill, Stage 1 (Feb 2018)
Friends of the Earth’s written submission in response to to the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee’s call for evidence for their scrutiny of the Planning (Scotland) Bill at its…
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Parliamentary Briefing – Stemming the Plastic Tide (Feb 2018)
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s briefing to MSPs ahead of the Scottish Parliament debate “Stemming the Plastic Tide: Action to Tackle the Impact of Single-use Plastics on Land and in our Seas,” on Wednesday 7 February 2018.
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Parliamentary Briefing – Civil litigation and access to environmental justice (Jan 2018)
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s briefing to MSPs ahead of their first debate and initial vote on the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) Bill.
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Consultation response to “Local Bus Services in Scotland” consultation
In this consultation response: We make the point that buses are at the heart of successful public transport networks, are a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of people in Scotland,…
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Response to Low Emission Zone consultation Nov 2017
In our response to the Scottish Government’s Consultation, we noted our full support the principle of LEZs, but note that for LEZs to be a success in Scotland: The Government…
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Guidance on responding to the Scottish National Investment Bank consultation
Friends of the Earth Scotland is working to encourage individuals, civil society organisations and socially beneficial industries to engage with the Scottish Government’s plan to create a Scottish National Investment…
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Councils: Fuelling the Fire
This report shows that UK council pension funds invest over £16 billion in fossil fuel – the industry most responsible for climate change. Scottish councils were found to have £1.8…
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