A greener Scotland policy briefing
Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the debate on a ‘greener Scotland’ ahead of the Executive debate on Wednesday 13 June. We welcome many of…
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Transport and Environmental Justice briefing paper
Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Executive’s transport strategy ahead of the Executive debate this week. In particular we welcome the commitment set out…
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Submission to Department for Transport Consultation on The Draft Renewable Fuels Transport Obligation Order
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s principal fear relates to the wider environmental impacts of adopting the RTFO Order, without appropriate safeguards; an issue not directly addressed by the consultation but…
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Submission to Consultation on the single survey: Fairer for everyone
A joint response from Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Association for the Conservation of Energy to the consultation concerning better information for house sales. The response details support…
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Submission to Consultation on Strengthening and Streamlining: The Way Forward for the Enforcement of Environmental Law in Scotland
Friends of the Earth Scotland is pleased to respond to the above eagerly and long-awaited consultation. We welcome the initiatives already taken by the Executive to enhance enforcement of environmental…
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Road Pricing policy briefing
In the week that the highly successful London congestion charge is extended, Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes the opportunity to debate the issue of road pricing.The transport sector is…
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Holyrood 2007 – manifesto comparison
This document provides a comparison of the main parties’ manifestos against a published benchmark of ten proposals made by Friends of the Earth Scotland. It reveals a wide diversity of…
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Submission to Consultation on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route: Road Orders Ref RYG/109/13/01
This response covers each of the road orders that collectively form the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route proposal and should be recorded as an objection to the scheme. A roads scheme…
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Submission to Consultation on the proposed energy performance commitment
The proposals for a mandatory energy performance commitment scheme set out in the consultation document are welcome, though the carbon reduction targets are insufficiently ambitious given the magnitude of the…
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