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Journeys made by public transport fell by 349m in first year of pandemic

The number of public transport journeys made in Scotland fell by 349 million during the first year of the pandemic, according to latest figures. Data from Transport Scotland showed that public transport journeys fell by 70%, with 153 million public ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Scotland not doing enough to cut back on use of resources, say campaigners

Campaigners are demanding Scotland does more to cut back on the use of materials as Thursday marked the day humans will have used up their quota of the Earth’s biological resources. The Global Footprint Network said this year’s Earth Overshoot Day ...

28 Jul 2022 at 01:01

No 10 confirms Sunak could U-turn on Cop27 snub

Rishi Sunak could U-turn on his decision to skip a crunch climate summit if he feels sufficient progress has been made in planning for his highly anticipated autumn budget, No 10 has confirmed. The Prime Minister last week insisted he must focus ...

31 Oct 2022 at 17:20

Sturgeon urged to reject Rosebank oil field plan after questions at Cop27

Scotland’s First Minister has been accused of not answering a question from a climate activist on controversial proposals for a new oil field in the North Sea. Nicola Sturgeon was approached by Wiktoria Jedroszkowiak – an activist with Fridays ...

09 Nov 2022 at 14:02

Insulation the ‘big omission’ in package to bring down energy costs

A lack of efforts to insulate millions of homes to keep them warm and cut bills is the “big omission” in the Government’s energy package, it has been warned. The measures announced by Liz Truss to tackle sky-high energy bills and ease the ...

08 Sept 2022 at 15:51

Green groups criticise appointment of Jacob Rees-Mogg to energy and climate role

Green campaigners have reacted angrily to the appointment of Jacob Rees-Mogg as Business Secretary where he will be in charge of the energy and climate brief. Mr Rees-Mogg has previously played down the earthquake risk of fracking and ...

07 Sept 2022 at 11:24

National News

Research finds number of Irish families in fuel poverty doubled in past year

The number of Irish families unable to hear their homes more than doubled in the past year, according to research commissioned by Friends of the Earth. The Government’s new climate and energy poverty plans are failing to combat both ...

14 Mar 2023 at 13:33

Scotland

Minister insists it is ‘all systems go’ for Scotland’s deposit return scheme

Scotland’s controversial deposit return scheme will “absolutely” go ahead this August, the minister spearheading its introduction has insisted. Circular economy minister Lorna Slater said it was “all systems go” for the initiative, ...

14 Feb 2023 at 10:11

London Marathon fans urged to avoid Parliament amid Extinction Rebellion protest

Spectators have been urged to avoid a famous part of the London Marathon route on Sunday amid a planned protest, as a minister said Extinction Rebellion “must be stopped”. The climate group’s scheduled four-day protest in central ...

19 Apr 2023 at 14:20

Labour right to block new North Sea oil and gas, say civil society groups

Labour are right to block new oil and gas developments in the North Sea, civil society groups have said in a letter to the Opposition leader. Signed by more than 140 climate, wildlife, political and religious groups and ...

05 Jun 2023 at 15:59

Environmental campaigner in Supreme Court fight over oil drilling

An environmental campaigner is staging a Supreme Court fight after objecting to the extension of oil drilling near Gatwick and raising concerns about the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. Sarah Finch, 59, has ...

21 Jun 2023 at 14:17

Any delay to green energy shift would be ‘historic mistake’, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer sought to reassure industrial communities that his party’s green energy plans would not leave them behind, as he warned that the “moment for decisive action is now”. Labour’s plans to ban new ...

19 Jun 2023 at 13:38

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