Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
This report from Client Earth, argues that community power is an essential element in Europe’s low carbon energy transition. The report includes case studies from Spain, Germany, Denmark, Scotland and…
Our response to the Aberdeenshire Council Local Development Plan Main Issues Report – including comments on policies on climate change, renewable energy and housing.
Latest campaign briefing about Cairn Energy, produced for Friends of the Earth Scotland by Ric Lander. Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy is by far the largest oil company operating in Greenland. They…
This paper is a plea for a national consensus on a new goal of government. Government faces an array of challenges, in environmental, social, and economic spheres. Getting the relationship…
This report, published by Client Earth and supported by Friends of the Earth Scotland and a host of other environmental organisations, examines what impact the EU Renewable Energy Directive will…
This report briefly examines Scotland’s Aarhus Convention obligations in relation to access to justice in environmental matters and the reality individuals, communities and NGOs face when they try to go…
How can we cope with the variability of renewable energy? Do we need some coal, gas and nuclear in Scotland to keep the lights on when the wind drops? Electricity…
This report, written by Platform and co-published by FoES, examines the Royal Bank of Scotland’s efforts to promote itself as a genuine actor in climate change efforts. Using Bloomberg data…
Joint statement of Friends of the Earth International and a host of other organisations commenting on the UN’s “Draft Guiding Principles for the Implementation of the UN protect, respect and…