Planning reform – a summary
Friends of the Earth Scotland wants Scotland to have an efficient, fair and just planning system that enables high quality, sustainable development in line with the needs of Scotland’s people….
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Energy Efficiency briefing
A joint briefing from Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Association for the Conservation of Energy summarising the importance of energy efficiency and what can be achieved by its…
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Climate Change – Scotland’s Role in Delivering Climate Justice
This submission to the Environment and Rural Development Committee Inquiry outlines the science supporting human contribution to climate change and what its effects might be. It discusses current policy and…
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Parliamentary Briefing – Green Jobs
It is essential that Scotland develops a more sustainable economy and we welcome the Scottish Executive’s recent work on Green Jobs within this context. Yet rather than simply looking at…
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Parliamentary Briefing – Onshore Wind Farms and Climate Change
Scotland has made a commitment to making an ‘equitable contribution’ to the UK Governments commitment under Kyoto, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 12.5% against 1990 levels, by 2008-2012. To…
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The Home Energy Conservation Act parliamentary briefing
The Home Energy Conservation Act (1996) charged Scottish local authorities with achieving ‘substantial’ improvements in domestic energy efficiency. The Secretary of State at the time issued guidance that this meant…
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Fuel Poverty Parliamentary Briefing
Friends of the Earth Scotland have been involved in the fuel poverty debate for many years, and are members of the Scottish Executive’s Fuel Poverty Forum. We welcome the large…
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Parliamentary Briefing: Third Party Right of Appeal in Planning
Scotland’s planning system is legalistic, intimidating, unfair and heavily skewed in favour of developers. This bias is blatant in the appeals system, where applicants have the right to appeal planning…
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Climate Change in Scotland parliamentary briefing (Dec 2004)
This briefing details the signs of climate change and its probable effects on Scotland, followed by Scotland’s contribution to the current condition, what we are doing about it, and what…
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