A consultation asking whether the proposed levels of new offshore wind by 2035-2040 are appropriately ambitious and what other actions are needed to realise the potential of Scotland’s offshore wind...
Scotland offshore wind consultation
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Plastic Free July – simple swaps
Highland Council climate score card
Climate Emergency UK assessed all UK councils on the actions they’ve taken towards net zero. Between July 2024 and March 2025, each council was marked against 93 questions or less, depending on...
Scotland recycling news
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Circular economy in Scotland & circular construction hub
In November 2022, the Circularity Gap Report analysed the circular economy in Scotland for the first time. It found that only 1.3% of the resources Scotland uses are cycled back into the economy,...
Naked Barley – the forgotten super grain
Barley was the most cultivated cereal through the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. Around 8,000 years ago a single gene mutation in a barley plant in northern Iran enabled it to freely shed its...