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Divest and Reinvest: Scottish council pensions for a future worth living in

Scotland’s councils continue to invest in the companies most responsible for climate change, holding a £1,683 million stake in fossil fuel companies through their pension funds. This report, co-sponsored by…

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Fracking and unconventional gas overview briefing (Spring 2017)

Briefing of key issues and concerns regarding fracking and unconventional gas

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LINK submission on transport impacts of fracking (Aug 2016)

Scottish Environment LINK’s detailed submission to the Scottish Government consultation on transport impacts from fracking.

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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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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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