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North Sea oil and gas industry ‘on track to meet emission reduction targets’

The North Sea oil and gas industry is on track to meet early emissions reduction targets, according to new analysis from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA). The organisation, formerly known as the Oil and Gas Authority, said the sector posted ...

21 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Action plan for environmental rights woefully inadequate, say campaigners

Campaigners have branded a UK and Scottish Government action plan to deliver on environmental rights as “woefully inadequate”. An analysis of the submitted action plan outlining the UK’s compliance with the Aarhus Convention, by Friends of the ...

01 Aug 2022 at 19:07

Scotland

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 ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Scotland urged to ‘live up to promises’ on planned deposit return scheme

Scotland needs to “live up to our promises” and implement its deposit return scheme (DRS) as planned next year, campaigners have insisted. They insisted ministers must not push back the roll-out of the initiative any further – claiming ...

21 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Climate campaigners urge Scottish Government to set date to end fossil fuel use

Climate campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to set a date to end the use of oil and gas within this decade. Friends of the Earth Scotland made the call ahead of the government’s public consultation on its draft energy ...

08 May 2023 at 12:01

Scotland

Ministers warned over ‘dangerous distraction’ of carbon capture schemes

Environmental campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to end support for carbon capture, insisting such projects are a “dangerous distraction” from the need to move away from fossil fuels. Friends of the Earth Scotland ...

12 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Nature charities demand increased urgency from politicians on climate crisis

The leaders of Scotland’s political parties are not responding to the combined climate and nature crises with the “urgency required” a coalition of nature charities has insisted. Twenty-six groups have joined to write an open ...

14 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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 ...

14 Feb 2023 at 10:11

Scotland

Yousaf urged to ‘get off the fence’ and oppose Rosebank oil field development

The First Minister has been urged to “get off the fence” and oppose plans for the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea, with comedian Frankie Boyle among those calling for him to do so. An open letter from Friends of ...

08 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Call for lobbying ban after report finds fossil fuel industry met MSPs 790 times

MSPs have met with the fossil fuel industry almost 800 times in the last five years, new figures show, prompting climate activists to call for a ban on such lobbying. An investigation by Friends of the Earth ...

07 Jan 2024 at 17:18

Scotland

Environmental campaigners call for consumption targets in new Bill

Activists have urged the Scottish Government to include consumption targets in its Circular Economy Bill to encourage manufacturers to make goods that last longer. Ahead of Black Friday – which sees a ...

24 Nov 2023 at 09:32

Scotland

Scottish household recycling rate stagnates, figures show

Recycling rates in Scotland have stagnated in the past year, figures have revealed. Statistics released by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) on Tuesday show recycling rates sat at ...

17 Oct 2023 at 15:15

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