Scottish Government fracking policy position in October 2018
Scottish Government’s Preferred Policy Position on Fracking, published in October 2018.
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Overcoming Barriers to Public Interest Litigation in Scotland
The report from leading NGOs explores why there is a lack of strategic court action in Scotland and suggests recommendations to address this.
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Risky Business
The Lothian and Strathclyde Pension Funds, run by Edinburgh and Glasgow Councils, were found to be failing to take adequate action to protect their £27.1 billion investments from climate risks.
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Scotland’s role in delivering the Paris Agreement: Tyndall Centre report, May 2018
To inform targets for Scotland’s new Climate Change Bill, we commissioned this report from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research on Scotland’s fair share of global emissions to deliver…
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Divest Fracking – How UK councils are banking on dirty gas.
This report reveals the extent of UK council investments in the fracking industry
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Intervention in judicial review of fracking ban
Our public interest intervention in INEOS and Reach Coal Seam Gas’ judicial review of the Scottish Government’s decision to ban fracking as submitted to the Court of Session. Our intervention…
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Open letter from climate scientists to Scottish Government on net-zero emissions target
A dozen of the world’s leading climate scientists have published an open letter urging the Scottish Government to set a new target of net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest…
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Open letter to Scottish Ministers on carbon neutral farming
Fifty organisations, academics and individual farmers including the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland, Scottish Land and Estates, Scottish Crofting Federation and Friends of the Earth Scotland are calling on the…
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Scottish Environment LINK’s Letter of Resignation to the Cleaner Air for Scotland Governance Group
Scottish Environment LINK has resigned from the Cleaner Air for Scotland’s Governance Group, citing their frustration and disappointment around delays in tackling air pollution, and poor input into Glasgow’s draft…
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