The council is developing its transport policy for the next 10 years up to 2035. The vision is that "communities, businesses and visitors in Highland will be served by a low carbon transport system that is sustainable, inclusive, safe, resilient and accessible." The...
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...
The Highland Council has committed to embed Circular Economy Principles into the Council’s Day to day operations, in order to align its operations with the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act. This will reduce waste, encourage efficient use of resources and...
The charter is a pledge to put climate, nature, and the benefits of green and blue health at the centre of decision-making and action, so that the natural environment and people have improved health, wellbeing and resilience. When you sign the charter, you...
The Scottish Government's instruction to local authorities to use money set aside for restoring nature for funding wage settlements shows just how important it is that Highland Council has a strong Ecology Strategy and Action Plan The plan addresses the urgent...
On 20th June, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that the ‘inevitable’ future climate impact of burning coal, oil and gas must be taken into account when deciding whether to approve fossil fuel projects, not just the emissions at the extraction site. The case was brought by...
MSPs approved Scotland’s new circular economy bill at the end of June. It will become law after receiving Royal Assent. The earliest version of the bill had no mention of reuse, repair or even the waste hierarchy, and it sidelined the needs of people, from Scottish...
by Anne MacLennan Global temperatures are predicted to reduce a little from later this year, possibly for a few years, but while that could bring some temporary relief, it doesn't mean we can relax efforts to bring down greenhouse gas emissions asap. The underlying...
In a few days time we will be voting to select one of the MP candidates in the new constituency of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-Shire. Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have teamed up to summarise the four UK-wide parties' manifesto commitments on climate and...
by Anne MacLennan Politicians should be particularly interested in our views over the next few weeks. VoteClimate has analysed MPs’ parliamentary votes on climate-relevant issues since 2010, to inform UK voters. This helps in choosing candidates and parties who are...