Politics

Operation Noah says ‘unethical’ for churches to profit from fossil fuel investments

THE CHURCH of England has voted to divest from fossil fuels as those religious groups who don’t were accused of profiting from “unethical” funds. The remark, from campaigners Operation Noah, come just two months after the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly refused to back a similar motion. The Church of Ireland and a range of …

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Scottish Government must do more on environment in farming claim Greens

SCOTTISH Government ministers should do more to encourage farmers to invest in looking after the environment, rival politicians have claimed. The Scottish Greens criticised the SNP administration over what it says is a lack of vision in the  latest agriculture plan, saying it lags behind Westminster on the issue. Their attack came after Rural Economy …

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Church of Scotland General Assembly rejects call to divest from fossil fuels

THE Church of Scotland has narrowly voted against calls to divest from companies driving climate change tomorrow. Its General Assembly in Edinburgh discussed a motion put forward by officials that it should ditch associations with fossil fuel companies. A report, which sets a 2020 target, says: “It is deeply uncomfortable for the church, as a …

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Patrick Harvie puts Scottish Greens on notice to fight for place in Europe

MAYBE it was fitting, perhaps even a sign. But as the Clyde’s salty expanse was sprayed at pace up and over the quay wall outside the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock, inside it was the stormy waters of Brexit that the Scottish Green Party were choosing to navigate. Patrick Harvie, co-convener outlined the course he …

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Climate Change Plan published but faces criticism over alleged ‘lack of ambition’

THE Scottish Government’s new long awaited Climate Change Plan was published today – but immediately came under fire from environmental groups. They accused it of ‘lacking detail’ and losing ‘ambition’ on previous suggestions. And ministers were challenged to fix what were described as ‘shortcomings’ when it comes to the forthcoming Climate Change Bill which will …

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Scottish environment minister challenges Michael Gove to show some bottle

ENVIRONMENT minister Roseanna Cunningham tonight challenged the UK government to match Scotland’s commitment over a plastic bottle deposit return scheme. Speaking at Scotland House in London, Ms Cunningham told an audience of business and environmental leaders that she was disappointed the UK Government’s long-awaited 25 Year Environment Plan failed to commit to a deposit return …

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Call to turn Grangemouth into a recycling hub as ScotGov commits to axing plastics

SCOTLAND is on the cusp of opening a major facility to recycle disposable plastics amid a new commitment for Scotland to phase out their use. The Scottish Government said today that it plans to at least match EU ambitions to stop the use of environment trashing items such as non reusable or recyclable plastic knifes, …

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Harvie accuses SNP on fossil fuel support as Sturgeon hails ScotGov as eco leaders

THE Scottish Greens have challenged the SNP Government to ditch fossil fuels to prove it is serious about fighting climate change. Co-convener Patrick Harvie MSP said the First Minister had to ‘think bigger than cotton buds’ when it comes to tackling pollution caused by the petrochemicals industry. It came on a day when the government …

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