First Minister calls for urgent and early action on climate change

As First Minister Nicola Sturgeon takes up an unprecedented invitation to speak at a High-Level Plenary session at COP23 in Bonn today,...

Nov 15, 2017

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Connecting the dots for a fairer, greener future

By Gail Wilson, Campaigns Manager, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland It’s hard to argue with the idea that we all want to live in a more...

Nov 15, 2017

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SCCS welcome news that First Minister will go to UN climate conference

The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham, today announced that both she and the First...

Oct 31, 2017

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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...

Sep 20, 2017

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Engineering a Zero Carbon Future?

By Gina Hanrahan, Head of Policy at WWF Scotland Both are fantastic feats of Scottish engineering but which do you think is lower carbon...

Sep 15, 2017

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A climate act for all our futures

By Charlie Bevan, Advocacy and Campaigns Manager at Tearfund Scotland Global temperatures in July this year were the second highest ever...

Sep 12, 2017

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Warm Homes

By Sarah Beattie-Smith, Climate and Energy Policy Officer at WWF Scotland In the week that The Queen opened the Queensferry Crossing,...

Sep 08, 2017

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Too much of a good thing

By Jim Densham, Senior Land Use Policy Officer at RSPB Scotland and Chair of SCCS’ Policy and Advocacy Group. Nitrogen is plant...

Sep 07, 2017

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SCCS response to 2017-18 Programme for Government

Yesterday the First Minister outlined the new Programme for Government for 2017-18, including new exciting targets for environment and...

Sep 06, 2017

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Thousands urge Scottish Government to raise their ambition on climate change

Over 8,000 people have written the Scottish Government urging them to rethink their climate plans. Individuals have responded to a public...

Aug 22, 2017

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