2017 is warmest year without El Niño on record
Met Office figures show that globally 2017 was the hottest year ever recorded without the extra warming El Niño effect.
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Press Releases
Find the latest Friends of the Earth Scotland press releases
Welcome for cotton bud ban
Scotland’s ban on plastic cotton buds great news for our environment and wildlife.
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Huge majority of respondents call for zero emissions target
99% of the respondents to a Scottish Government consultation on a new Climate Change Bill want them to set a zero emissions target.
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Budget 2017: FoE Scotland reaction
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UN Climate talks: Rich countries must urgently deliver on climate action
Rich nations are failing to deliver on their fine words and promises, as the fight against catastrophic climate change becomes ever more urgent.
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Parliamentary Briefing – Raising Scotland’s Climate Ambition (Oct 2017)
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Warm welcome for floating wind farm
Dr Richard Dixon warmly welcomes the First Minister’s opening of the world’s first floating wind farm.
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Scottish Government urged to act on climate emergency
Activists inflated a huge warming earth globe outside Scottish Government headquarters at St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh today to highlight the emergency of climate change and urge greater action from the Scottish Government.
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Over 17,000 call for Scotland to lead on climate change
Over 17,000 people across Scotland have responded to a Scottish Government consultation urging them to raise their ambition in tackling climate change.
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