Space port to go ahead on peatlands.
Highland Council gives go-ahead to space port on peatlands
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How Scotland needs to respond to the Climate Emergency
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Citizens’ Climate Assemblies – UK and France
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Highland Council recognises need for Green Recovery, yet permits peatland destruction
Highland Council says it will build on the climate-friendly changes during COVID-19 towards a green recovery, but at the same time it continues to allow destruction of peat reserves. Meanwhile the Scottish Government has committed £250 million to restoring peatlands over the next 10 years.
Sign Climate Emergency EU’s open letter to EU and global leaders
The letter says “You must stop pretending that we can solve the climate-and-ecological crisis without treating it as a crisis.” Meanwhile, in UK, climate campaigners are challenging the Government’s green recovery plans, claiming they are inadequate and “clearly unlawful” in light of the UK’s obligations to reduce emissions.
Ian Blackford MP in conversation
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Scotland misses its annual greenhouse gas target
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UK Government not doing enough to meet climate challenge
Leading climate scientist Kevin Anderson says the UK is far off track to meeting its fair share of emissions under the landmark 2015 Paris agreement, and explains the scale of effort that is needed.