Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
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…
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…
This campaign document outlines the need for Third Party Right of Appeal in Scotland by targeting specific campaigns that would benefit from TPRA, and calls for public support. Planning System…
Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Executive’s Green Jobs Strategy. We believe that it is essential that Scotland develops a more sustainable economy…
This submission to the Forth Estuary Transport Authority’s consultation regarding a new Forth crossing highlights the pitfalls of the proposal and offers alternatives to the problem of congestion on the…
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…
The UNECE Aarhus Convention is an environmental treaty which establishes a number of environmental public rights. It is based on the premise that involving citizens in environmental decision making will…
This response to the consultation on TPRA details why Friends of the Earth Scotland supports TPRA and why it is of overall benefit to the Scottish Executive and government policies….
This submission begins with an outline of the key elements of a credible sustainable development strategy, and some traps that policy makers should avoid when they write one. We then…