Do you want the upcoming Good Food Nation plan for Highland to reflect what’s important to you about food in your area? Highland Good Food Partnership have an amazing (and simple!) way to bring your voice into the process, through their collaboration with the Highland...
The UK is built for a climate that no longer exists. The UK Climate Change Committee’s detailed anaysis and reports underscore the message of the National Emergency Briefing: urgent action is needed to protect our people, places and nature. In this video the CCC...
by Anne MacLennanSkye’s current food system is considered to be fragile, according to a study published in 2021. Food supply chains are complex and generally designed to supply urban centres efficiently and with cheap food, but that’s not good for food security in...
by Anne MacLennan The latest State of the Global Climate report tracks key climate indicators: temperature, greenhouse gases, ocean heat, sea level, ocean acidity, sea-ice extent, and glaciers. They’re all going in the wrong...
The Scottish Government’s draft climate routemap sets out how it believes the country will reduce emissions in line with national climate targets. MSPs and the public will have the opportunity to comment. While the aspirations of the routemap are welcome, Stop Climate...
By Anne MacLennan 2024 was the hottest year on record globally and this summer was the UK's hottest. About 1,500 deaths in just 12 cities during the European heatwave in June-July were attributed to climate change; 171 of those in London. Temperatures and deaths are...
by Anne MacLennan The Lancet medical journal has recently published a series of strongly-worded articles about ultraprocessed foods (UPF). The authors write from a substantial evidence base, clearly deeply concerned about health and equity issues, and the lack of...
Scotland's circular economy strategy could reduce wasteful and damaging use of resources and create new jobs, as long as strong measures are put in place and businesses are held to account. On 9th December, 11-12 am, Zero Waste Scotland has an online session...
The application for a 350-bed worker camp on Torrin Road, Broadford has been withdrawn by the developers SSEN/Sodexo. This camp was to house workers to build the substations for the Skye Overhead Line at Edinbane and Broadford. For more details and info on the Ben...
The next climate summit COP30 takes place from 10-21 November in Belém, Brazil. Given the lack of progress by countries in submitting their national climate plans, the cuts in climate finance by rich countries and the rejection of carbon-cutting measures by the USA...