MSP Briefing for the debate on the Draft Climate Change Plan
The draft Climate Change Plan offers many encouraging glimpses of the healthier, fairer, greener Scotland we could be living in in 15 years’ time. However, as the reports of the…
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Why fracking is bad for your health (Spring 2017)
Gas drilling and fracking can contaminate water, cause air pollution and are linked to serious public health risks.
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Response to Edinburgh Labour’s Draft Manifesto
Our response to Edinburgh Labour’s Draft Manifesto, in which we: – highlight the need for a stronger commitment on a Low Emission Zone for the city – Congratulate the party’s…
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Response to consultation on proposed Prohibition of Fracking etc. (Scotland) Bill
FoES response to Claudia Beamish MSP's consultation on a proposed Prohibition of Fracking etc. (Scotland) Bill.
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Evidence on the draft Climate Change Plan to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Recommendations The Transport section of the Climate Change Plan is wholly inadequate, being based on predictions of traffic growth that will never materialise and proposing that little more than technological…
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Evidence on the draft Climate Change Plan to the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Overall recommendations the Plan should say how much carbon reduction each proposal and policy is supposed to deliver over time at least for the earlier years, the Plan should spell…
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Evidence on the draft Climate Change Plan to the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Recommendations further effort is needed to maximise the community ownership of renewable energy schemes covered by the 'community and locally-owned' target plans to replace fossil fuel heating systems with low…
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Joint evidence with Just Transition partners on the Climate Change Plan
Joint evidence with Just Transition Partnership on the Climate Change Plan to: Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee Local Government and Communities…
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Response to UKCCC on new climate targets
Response to the UK Committee on Climate Change's consultation on the level and format of future climate targets for Scotland. Uses a Fair Shares approach to argue for a new…
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