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FoES Supporter briefing: Shale gas fracking and coalbed methane

Updated supporter briefing on shale gas fracking and coalbed methane. The briefing gives an overview of what fracking and unconventional gas are, and highlights some of the environmental, climate change…

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What do Donald Trump’s policies mean for climate change?

The election of Donald Trump is a frightening lurch towards intolerance. Friends of the Earth stand in solidarity with people who woke up on November 9th feeling fearful for their…

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Delivering on the Promise of Decentralized, Community-Controlled Renewable Energy Access

Authors: Brandon Wu (ActionAid USA), Dr. Anne Schiffer (Friends of the Earth Scotland), Bridget Burns (Women's Environment & Development Organization) Published September, 2016   The world is in the grips…

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Briefing on the role of Scotland in delivering the Paris Agreement

Making Progress on the Paris Climate Agreement – a Parliamentary Briefing in advance of the Ministerial Statement on Scotland’s Contribution to International Action on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement,…

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Supporter Briefing on Fracking: Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane

Updated supporter briefing on shale gas and coalbed methane. 

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Call for an increase in spending on walking and cycling

In advance of the Spending Review, we have joined forces with thirteen other organisations and written to the Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay, to urge the Scottish Government commit a minimum…

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Evidence on climate targets for ECCLR Committee

Evidence on the need for toughter climate targets to the ECCLR Committee of the Scottish Parliament for their session on 20th Sept 2016

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Submission to Transport Impacts study under the Moratorium on Onshore Unconventional Gas (Fracking)

Friends of the Earth Scotland, as part of the Scottish Environment LINK Unconventional Fossil Fuels Subgroup, have welcomed the opportunity to feed into the Scottish Government commissioned research programme under…

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Fossil fuel divestment for councillors

This briefing was published with UK partners as part of our campaign to encourage local government pension schemes to go fossil free. Local governments in the UK manage pension funds…

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