Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
This report finds that, despite ambitious Government targets, current policy and regulation is fragmented, inconsistent and poorly applied. The report also urges Government to do more to address the performance…
The built environment is the fabric within which most of us in the UK lead our daily lives. Our homes, offices, schools, hospitals, leisure facilities, public buildings, and the infrastructure…
An introduction to Friends of the Earth Scotland’s campaign for an effective Scottish Climate Change Bill. The Big Ask Scotland policy briefing
This submission to the Scottish Government’s Fuel Poverty Forum sets out the main changes in policy that we believe are required if Scotland is to achieve its target of eradicating…
Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes the opportunity to comment, ahead of the private members debate on the subject of ‘Tackling Excess Packaging’ on Wednesday 11 June. In this briefing,…
A plastic bag is used for 12 minutes on average before it is discarded. If everyone stopped using plastic bags and switched to reusable ones we would save enough plastic…
Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes the opportunity to comment, ahead of the Government subject debate on climate change on 28 May. In this briefing, we focus on annual targets,…
The planning system can seem overly complex and difficult to engage in. But if there’s a proposal for a major road or a power station at the end of your…
This joint response from Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Association for the Conservation of Energy addresses the Scottish Government’s intention to remove the requirement for planning permission for…