Transport in a net-zero future
Road transport is Scotland’s biggest climate polluter. We must urgently change the ways we get around. This briefing describes the sustainable transport system we need, and how we get there.
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Response to Scottish Government Addendum Consultation on Fracking
In our response to the consultation of October 2018, we expressed our support for the Scottish Government’s preferred policy position of no support for unconventional oil and gas extraction (UOG),…
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Sea Change: Climate Emergency, Jobs and Managing the Phase-Out of UK Oil and Gas Extraction
Report reveals the climate impact of North Sea oil and gas extraction, and urges UK and Scottish Governments to prioritise a job-creating energy transition.
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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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Response to the Scottish National Investment Bank Bill Consultation (Oct 2018)
Our response to the Scottish Government consultation on a Bill to create the Scottish National Investment Bank.
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2040 climate newspapers
Climate newspapers from 2040.
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Submission to Parliament on the new Climate Change Bill
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s submission to the Scottish Parliament Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform committee on the new Climate Change Bill. Our key points: The Climate Change Bill fails…
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Submission to Scottish Affairs Committee on the Future of the Oil & Gas Industry
Our submission to the Westminster Scottish Affairs Committee Inquiry on the Future of the Oil and Gas Industry. Our key points are: the most important challenge for the oil and…
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Letter to MPs about Heathrow third runway
Ahead of a crucial Westminster vote on whether to approve the Heathrow third runway we, together with Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, wrote to all Scottish MPs…
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