Highland Council Pension Fund invests over £40 million in the fossil fuel firms most responsible for the climate crisis, including oil company BP and mining giant BHP. Take action by emailing your councillors.
UK Government considering new oilfield development in Shetland
The International Energy Agency has concluded that to avoid exceeding the 1.5 C target, there much be no new fossil fuel development from now on. Yet, the UK Government is considering allowing drilling in the Cambo oilfield, 75 miles west of Shetland.
UK Government net zero aviation strategy – continued passenger growth but with biofuels and new technology!
The UK government is consulting on its approach and principles to reach net zero aviation by 2050. Essentially the solutions proposed are based around bio-fuels and new technologies, with little emphasis given on reducing demand for air travel - which is assumed to...
The extraordinary story of peat and carbon
This new short animation explores the extraordinary story of peat and carbon, by IUCN UK Peatland Programme.
Find out more about electric vehicles
Visit EVA Scotland’s website to find out about electric vehicles of all kinds, charging networks, policy and more
Opposition to new Cumbria coal mine
The UK government’s decision to allow a new coal mine in west Cumbria is criticised by campaigners, scientists and the UK’s own Committee on Climate Change, for increasing emissions and undermining the UK’s credibility in COP26 climate negotiations. Sign Greenpeace’s petition.
Feed trees to sheep to cut greenhouse gases?
It is estimated that one kilogramme of nitrous oxide warms the atmosphere about 300 times the amount than one kilogramme of carbon dioxide does over a 100-year timescale, so anything that reduces nitrous oxide emissions is worth considering seriously. Scientists from...
Scotland Climate Assembly: week 2
Scotland’s Climate Assembly’s second week looked at where our climate emissions come from and how to reduce them and adapt to the impact of climate change.
300 homes in Fife to be first in world to use 100% green hydrogen
From late 2021, 300 homes in Levenmouth, Fife, will be connected to a green hydrogen network for cooking and heating their homes.
How well is Scotland tackling climate change?
Scotland has made progress, but much still needs to be done to achieve the 2045 net-zero target.