Scotland’s new planning framework undermined by reliance on climate techno-fixes
NPF4 is step in the right direction in tackling the climate emergency it is seriously undermined by an over reliance on carbon capture and hydrogen
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Press Releases
Find the latest Friends of the Earth Scotland press releases
COP27: UK & Scottish Governments must ‘set an end date’ for fossil fuels to meet climate goals
The UN have warned that action must be ramped up to avoid future climate catastrophe.
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Climate March: Scotland to join Global Day of Action on November 12
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UN Climate Report: Urgent action needed this decade
Policies currently in place point to a 2.8°C temperature rise by the end of the century
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Scottish Government ‘shuts door on coal’
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Onshore conventional oil & gas call for evidence – FoES response
A position of no support for onshore conventional oil and gas extraction must therefore be adopted, and enforced through the licensing regime and the new National Planning Framework 4.
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FoES response to Scottish Government coal consultation
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Fossil fuels driving extreme heat and climate breakdown
Climate breakdown is here, it is deadly serious and it will get much worse unless we act urgently to end our reliance on oil and gas.
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National Planning Framework 4 Consultation Response
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