MSPs vote on scrapping Scotland’s climate targets

In a week’s time world leaders will gather in Azerbaijan for COP29, the annual climate talks that aim to secure commitments to keep us on...

Nov 05, 2024

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However carbon emissions are measured is meaningless without action – response to new Scottish Government Emission Reduction Targets Bill

The Scottish Government has published a new Bill that will reopen Scotland’s climate legislation to remove the target to reduce emissions...

Sep 05, 2024

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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Press Release: Response to 2022 greenhouse gas emissions data

In response to today’s publication by the Scottish Government of the latest data on greenhouse gas emissions, Mike Robinson, chair of...

Jun 18, 2024

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Campaigners warn that Scotland’s climate plans are ‘doomed to fail’ without robust public scrutiny

The Scottish Government will likely repeat failures that resulted in the ditching of 2030 climate targets unless better scrutiny mechanisms...

Jun 10, 2024

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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Press Release: Weakening Scotland’s climate legislation an ‘abject failure’ and Scottish Government’s response ‘wholly inadequate’

The Scottish Government has announced that it plans to weaken Scotland’s climate legislation by removing the legal requirement to reduce...

Apr 18, 2024

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Advisors deliver damning verdict on insufficient climate action

Today (Wednesday 20th March 2024) a new report by the Scottish Government’s official advisors on climate change has delivered a damning...

Mar 20, 2024

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Clearer plans urgently needed to avoid climate and economic chaos

Today (Thursday 14th March 2024) a new report by the Scottish Fiscal Commission has highlighted the lack of detail by both UK and Scottish...

Mar 14, 2024

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Environment watchdog says Scottish Government’s next climate plan must avoid previous legal failings, following challenge by campaigners

Today (Wednesday 28th February 2024) Scotland’s environment watchdog has outlined how the Scottish Government failed to comply with the...

Feb 28, 2024

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Scots urge party leaders to make new year commitment to climate action following missed targets and increasingly severe impacts

Today (Thursday 18th January 2024) a diverse group of organisations presented Scottish party leaders with a giant card containing their...

Jan 18, 2024

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Now We Rise: Scottish Climate Event to Join COP28 Global Day of Action 

Scots will join a global day of action on Saturday (9 December) to show their support for climate action during the COP28 UN talks taking...

Dec 04, 2023

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