Why we can’t afford to frack the climate (Spring 2017)
Why opening up a new frontier of fossil fuels is incompatible with our fight against climate change.
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
An Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland – Background, Context and Vision
This paper from Scottish Environment LINK’s Legal Strategy Subgroup sets out the background, context and vision for our proposal for an Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland.
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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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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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