Nuclear Power is not the answer
A Friends of the Earth Scotland briefing outlining why Nuclear power is not the answer is our energy needs.
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
The Role of the Scottish Government in the Phase Out of Oil & Gas
A fair and fast transition away from fossil fuels to clean, affordable, renewable energy is an urgent necessity.
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Aggregates tax consultation response
This response sets out our position on a devolved aggregates tax and notes several areas for attention which are important to consider.
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Rosebank MSP Briefing
The Rosebank oil field is the biggest undeveloped field on the UK Continental Shelf. Containing nearly 500 million barrels of oil equivalent, it is three times the size of the…
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Response to the circular economy bill consultation
Our response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Circular Economy Bill and Route Map.
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Trustee’s Report & Accounts 2021
Trustee’s Report & Accounts for the year to 31 December 2021, as approved at our AGM in June 2022
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Delivering a Just Transition to Net Zero and Climate Resilience
To keep the global temperature rise below 1.5℃, a rapid phase out of fossil fuels, towards renewables must happen this decade. Friends of the Earth Scotland believe the urgent need to transform our economy in this way is an opportunity to build a fairer and more equal Scotland.
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Rising Energy Prices and the Cost of Living Crisis
There is an urgent need for intervention to provide immediate support to people hit by the
cost of living rises as well as to drive a rapid overhaul of our energy system away from fossil fuels towards publicly-owned, affordable renewable energy to prevent both social and climate crises in the future.
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Onshore conventional oil & gas call for evidence – FoES response
A position of no support for onshore conventional oil and gas extraction must therefore be adopted, and enforced through the licensing regime and the new National Planning Framework 4.
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