Climate campaigners have accused Scottish ministers of being “inept” and “short-termist” after they scrapped Scotland’s target to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030. Màiri…
View More ‘Reprehensible retreat’: fury as Scottish ministers scrap carbon emissions pledgeTag: Scottish politics
Plans by Westminster to block Scottish bottle deposit scheme a ‘travesty’
Blocking the Scottish deposit return scheme for bottles would be an environmental travesty, campaigners have said, in a growing backlash to the UK government plans…
View More Plans by Westminster to block Scottish bottle deposit scheme a ‘travesty’Don’t let ‘warm banks’ become as vital as food banks, Scottish charities urge
Scotland’s leading anti-poverty campaigners are urging councils and communities “not to repeat past mistakes” by allowing “warm banks” – for those unable to afford heating…
View More Don’t let ‘warm banks’ become as vital as food banks, Scottish charities urge‘We’ve been caught half-dressed’: ambivalent Glasgow awaits Cop26
Diwali candles in pretty terracotta pots are stacked around the counter at Suresh & Sons grocer in Finnieston, the Glasgow district that borders the UN-managed…
View More ‘We’ve been caught half-dressed’: ambivalent Glasgow awaits Cop26Queen calls on Scottish parliament to tackle climate change
The Queen has urged Scotland’s MSPs to tackle climate change and “help create a better, healthier future” in a speech ahead of the Cop26 climate…
View More Queen calls on Scottish parliament to tackle climate changeQueen secretly lobbied Scottish ministers for climate law exemption
The Queen’s lawyers secretly lobbied Scottish ministers to change a draft law to exempt her private land from a major initiative to cut carbon emissions,…
View More Queen secretly lobbied Scottish ministers for climate law exemption