Portree allotments need your help
Contribute to the allotments crowdfunding appeal to help get this much needed community asset up and running.
Hydrogen for heat – what are the issues?
There is a lot of hype about the use of hydrogen for widespread domestic heating. A paper by Regen presents eight critical questions, or challenges, that need to be addressed in deciding whether hydrogen can become a viable future heating fuel. ‘Blue’ hydrogen is only feasible if over 90% of the carbon involved in its production can be captured and stored.
Fossil fuels must stay underground, scientists say
Almost 60% of oil and gas reserves and 90% of coal must remain in the ground to keep global warming below 1.5C, says a study in the journal Nature. Globally, the researchers calculated, production of fossil fuels needed to have peaked in 2020 and be on a steady...Climate funding for communities
The National Lottery Community Fund is offering £1,000 to £10,000 of National Lottery funding to support communities across the UK to take action on climate change. Projects should reflect what matters to your community and can be small in scale. They could cover an...Creative Climate Opportunities
Publish your project, make a 90-second film and get a bit of funding for a Climate Fringe event.
Practically helping Highland Biodiversity – video recording available
Video recording of discussion seminar held on 8th September 2021.
Local food for everyone – a discussion: consultation
The Scottish Government is asking for your views on a local food strategy to make high quality food accessible to all and promote the benefits of local food.
Tell Highland Council to divest pensions from fossil fuels
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.