The international negotiations in Busan, South Korea, to set up a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution are due to conclude on 1st December. 102 nations have banded together to demand that a cap on plastic production is included, in order to reduce at source the...
Congratulations to Armadale Community Stores!
Armadale Community Stores has been crowned 2024 Sustainability Champion at the Scottish Grocer & Convenience Retailer Awards, in recognition of its eco-friendly practices, innovative initiatives and dedication to environmental responsibility. With an extensive...
Rosebank oilfield was unlawfully approved
Photo: Greenpeace Last month, at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, the UK Government admitted that the country's Rosebank oilfield off Shetland, was approved unlawfully by the previous Conservative administration, because the environmental assessment only considered...
Financing our own extinction
by Anne MacLennan Recent reports highlight the huge problem of perverse incentives with big corporations subsidised to persist in, and expand, destructive climate, environmental and social practices. At least £2 trillion a year (2.5% global GDP) is spent to support...
Scottish National Adaptation Plan (2024-2029)
The Draft Scottish National Adaptation Plan (2024 – 2029) considers 'Actions today, for a climate resilient future'. The draft plan seeks the public’s views on how to protect and restore nature, improve green spaces and help prepare businesses for the risks and the...
Skye, Raasay and Lochalsh Business Climate Pledge
Skye Climate Action and SkyeConnect are inviting businesses from Skye, Raasay and Lochalsh to join our 2022 Climate Pledge, committing to take positive steps within our area towards combating climate change. Businesses can chose an action to carry out, and publicise...
Grant funding for Scottish businesses working to reach net-zero by 2045
Scotland’s Unlocking Ambition has announced Round 3 of its business and leadership programme, in which up to 40 companies will be supported with advice, mentoring, leadership development and grant funding.
UK Treasury agrees: Nature is a blind spot in economics that we ignore at our peril
The world is being put at “extreme risk” by the failure of economics to take account of the rapid depletion of the natural world and needs to find new measures of success to avoid a catastrophic breakdown, a landmark review has concluded.
Still Digging – G20 governments undermining Paris Agreement
In July G20 governments will meet to plan the recovery from COVID-19. A new report shows that they are still bankrolling the climate crisis.