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New assessment of Scottish Government progress on key climate commitments and proposals for securing a greener, fairer, healthier Scotland

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) has published an assessment of the Scottish Government’s progress on delivering key climate...

Feb 11, 2025

11th February 2025

The new SCCS strategic framework for 2025-2027

Scotland’s climate coalition, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS), has launched its new strategic framework for 2025-2027, outlining the...

Feb 10, 2025

10th February 2025

Scottish Wildlife Trust briefing: Starting with the basics – an in-depth look at the potential of Scotland’s farm payments to help tackle the nature and climate crisis

This briefing was written by Ellie Brodie in collaboration with the Scottish Wildlife Trust and was originally published here....

Jan 21, 2025

21st January 2025

Lights, camera, climate action: why we started 2025 with a mock film set outside the Scottish Parliament

Blog by Becky Kenton-Lake, Coalition Manager, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland On a freezing day in early January, members of Stop Climate Chaos...

Jan 20, 2025

20th January 2025

Scotland United for Climate Action – reception at the Scottish Parliament, 7th January 2025

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland hosted a reception at the Scottish Parliament on 7th January 2025, sponsored by Ben Macpherson MSP. The aim of...

Jan 14, 2025

14th January 2025

Holyrood urged to make a Hollywood climate action blockbuster in 2025 to get Scotland’s emission cuts back on track

It was all ‘lights, camera, climate action’ at Holyrood as MSPs returned at the start of the year, with climate campaigners urging...

Jan 09, 2025

9th January 2025

Campaigners deliver damning verdict on climate action in 2024

A version of this article was published in the Scotsman here on 21st December Climate campaigners have delivered a damning verdict about...

Dec 21, 2024

21st December 2024

Rethinking Scotland’s road map: Making cleaner, greener travel easier for everyone

By Jim Densham, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland trustee Some may be surprised to learn that the largest source of climate-damaging emissions in...

Nov 24, 2024

24th November 2024

Open letter to the First Minister – end of Emission Reduction Targets Bill must be a turning point for action

Read the response from the First Minister to the open letter (received 27th November 2024)...

Nov 06, 2024

6th November 2024

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

5th November 2024