Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Unconventional Fossil Fuels: unsafe, unnecessary, unwanted While fracking continues to dominate the headlines, the extractive industries are pushing forward with yet another extreme and unproven fossil fuel extraction process known as…
There’s been a lot of discussion in anti-fracking circles about some of the legal and constitutional issues around the moratoriums on shale gas, coalbed methane and underground coal gasification. Common…
Unconventional Fossil Fuels: unsafe, unnecessary, unwanted You’ve probably come across fracking in the news and wondered if the reality is as ugly as the word. Maybe you’ve heard about the new…
In this joint briefing, Spokes, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, Ramblers Scotland, Pedal on Parliament and Transform Scotland urge the Government to adopt a proposal initiated by…
In this response we support proposals for a new direct, segregated cycle path from Roseburn to Leith due to its potential to encourage modal shift, cut climate emissions, and cut…
Annual review of our work from January to December 2015
At the end of 2015 the Scottish Government launched a review of planning. The scope of the review is very wide ranging and we have fed in to recommend that…
In advance of a debate brought forward by Labour about air pollution for 18th November, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Sustrans Scotland, British Heart Foundation Scotland and Transform Scotland briefed…
Air pollution is causing a public health crisis in Scotland. It is responsible for thousands of early deaths each year and reduces the quality of life for many more, especially…