Landfill FAQs and Cheatsheet
This guide will help to answer your questions about landfills that affect local communities, your health, Scotland’s landfill laws and regulations and what you can do to help. The cheatsheet…
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Roads & Traffic FAQs and Cheatsheet
Ever wondered how you could spend less time in traffic jams on your way to work, or wished you didn’t have to drive your kids to school? Maybe you’ve your…
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Pollution FAQs and Cheatsheet
Do you live near a factory site? Do you see smoke and wonder what you’re breathing in? Are there smells near your house or sewage in your stream? Do you…
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Incinerator FAQs and Cheatsheet
This guide is designed to answer your questions about incinerators, pollution, your health, your rights, and the law to do with incineration in Scotland. It starts at the beginning and…
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Carbon Offsetting policy briefing
Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the debate on carbon offsetting ahead of the Scottish Green Party debate on Thursday 14 June. This briefing aims…
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A greener Scotland policy briefing
Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the debate on a ‘greener Scotland’ ahead of the Executive debate on Wednesday 13 June. We welcome many of…
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Transport and Environmental Justice briefing paper
Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Executive’s transport strategy ahead of the Executive debate this week. In particular we welcome the commitment set out…
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Carbon Costs: Corporate Carbon Accounting and Reporting
Climate change is the single biggest environmental challenge we face. Whilst the changes and costs become ever clearer, we are only just starting to get to grips with what needs…
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Submission to Department for Transport Consultation on The Draft Renewable Fuels Transport Obligation Order
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s principal fear relates to the wider environmental impacts of adopting the RTFO Order, without appropriate safeguards; an issue not directly addressed by the consultation but…
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