Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
The Scottish Government has published a Climate Change Bill which sets mandatory targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland by 80% by 2050. This is an opportunity for Scotland…
Friends of the Earth Scotland described the recent UK pre-budget report (PBR) as ‘at best green-tinged’ and a ‘missed opportunity’ to begin investing in a ‘Green New Deal’ to support…
Launched at the House of Commons, the report draws on new evidence and research that substantiates a positive interaction between high quality environmental regulation and economic growth – enabling companies…
Improved energy efficiency and enhanced uptake of micro-renewables are key tools supporting the delivery of Scotland’s ambitious climate change targets whilst simultaneously benefiting the wider economy. Slow progress in these…
Scottish Environment LINK (LINK) – the liaison body for Scotland’s voluntary sector environmental bodies – believes that urgent action on climate change is needed now, and wants to play a constructive…
This report identifies environmental changes already happening in Scotland and suggests ways that we should respond and adapt to the challenges we already face, as well as looking forward to…
There has never been a clearer global consensus about the urgent need for large cuts in carbon emissions as soon as possible if the most catastrophic impacts of climate change…
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…