Risky Business
The Lothian and Strathclyde Pension Funds, run by Edinburgh and Glasgow Councils, were found to be failing to take adequate action to protect their £27.1 billion investments from climate risks.
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Scotland’s role in delivering the Paris Agreement: Tyndall Centre report, May 2018
To inform targets for Scotland’s new Climate Change Bill, we commissioned this report from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research on Scotland’s fair share of global emissions to deliver…
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Response to the Scottish National Investment Bank Bill Consultation (Oct 2018)
Our response to the Scottish Government consultation on a Bill to create the Scottish National Investment Bank.
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YFoES Network Co-ordinator
Job description for Young Friends of the Earth Scotland Network Co-ordinator
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2040 climate newspapers
Climate newspapers from 2040.
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Response to the consultation on a Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland
Summary the Deposit Return Scheme should apply to all drinks, including both ‘on the go’ and more general products, and should apply to all container materials the deposit level should be…
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Divest Fracking – How UK councils are banking on dirty gas.
This report reveals the extent of UK council investments in the fracking industry
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Response to the Scottish Government consultation on creating an Environment Strategy
We answer some specific questions the Scottish Government asks about creating an Environment Strategy for Scotland, but also make these overall points: The discussion paper says that a new Environment…
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Submission to Parliament on the new Climate Change Bill
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s submission to the Scottish Parliament Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform committee on the new Climate Change Bill. Our key points: The Climate Change Bill fails…
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