Scotland’s voting age is lower than the rest of the UK. They are terrified by climate change and the Earth they shall inherit. Old wise heads and all may do well to remember that.
Whatever the new hue of the Scottish Parliament looks come next session, it is clear climate ahead of COP26 in November will take centre stage, and renewables will be at the heart of it.
Although many family cycling shops stayed open during the latest lockdown, the Scottish Government should ensure funding is available for small cycle firms to be set up easily and cycle training courses reskill people who have lost their jobs as the pandemic obliterated our high streets.
“We need to switch to a circular economy which places value on the wellbeing of people and planet alike.”
The queen of fashion herself, Anna Wintour, has made her views known about fashion and sustainability. It’s a welcome influential voice in a sector that is using up global raw materials at an alarming rate. According to a new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) global fashion production has doubled in the last 15 …
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The CEO of Shell is paid 143 times what Shell’s average worker receives. Industry workers are not the problem here.
Ian Findlay is Chief Officer of Paths for All, Scotland’s walking charity which partners with 30 national organisations and aims to significantly increase the number of people who choose to walk in Scotland. Here he argues the case for Clean Air Day’s success. EDINBURGH’S The Mound was closed off in the biggest show yet of …
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Here Claire Mack, the chief executive of Scottish Renewables, previews the Low Carbon Cities conference happening in Edinburgh on February 20. “Almost a quarter of the world’s population lives in cities, and that figure is growing. The interactions between people, transport and the built environment are enormously powerful, and we’re only just starting to get …
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We’re Plastic Free Scotland. We’re a group of volunteers who have one mission – ending the use of single use plastic in Scotland. We want to make Scotland a greener place, and that’s why working to encouraging businesses to change their way and stop using single use plastics. Single use plastic is everywhere you look …
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In their New Year message, Scottish Green Party co-conveners Maggie Chapman and Patrick Harvie MSP said 2018 can be a year of progress on human rights and public services. They pledged to continue to fight for what they called “justice, solidarity and our shared environment.” And they hailed what they said was Scotland’s “willingness” to …
