Press Release Archives - Stop Climate Chaos Scotland

Scottish Government publishes final Climate Change Plan. Is it enough?

Scotland’s routemap to net zero has shortfalls, but all parties, people and business must pull together to achieve the brightest future...

Mar 24, 2026

24th March 2026

Delayed Climate Plan “faces four key tests”

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS), Scotland’s climate coalition, has today set out the four key tests the Scottish Government’s...

Mar 23, 2026

23rd March 2026

FIRST MINISTER PRESSED FOR HYPERSCALE DATA CENTRE MORATORIUM

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS), Scotland’s climate coalition, is urging the First Minister to introduce a moratorium on the...

Mar 09, 2026

9th March 2026

Scotland’s immediate climate targets are ‘within reach’ but net zero hangs on stronger and faster action on home heating, greener transport and eco-friendly agriculture

Scotland’s climate coalition has responded to the latest report on Scotland’s progress towards emissions-reduction targets from...

Feb 25, 2026

25th February 2026

Scotland’s ‘flimsy’ climate plan squanders golden opportunity, say campaigners

This was originally published in The National here Climate groups have slammed the Scottish Government’s “flimsy” draft climate plan,...

Feb 02, 2026

2nd February 2026

Why the rush to build enormous power-guzzling data centres could screw up Scotland’s energy ambitions, damage the environment and leave people in the dark

By Dr Kat Jones, director of APRS, a member of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland We only need to look across the Atlantic for a taste of what’s...

Jan 20, 2026

20th January 2026

Response to the draft 2026/27 budget

Today’s draft Scottish budget sets out some positive climate measures, including plans for a private jet tax as part of the new Air...

Jan 13, 2026

13th January 2026

SCCS’s response: UK government announcement that it will not grant new licences for oil and gas fields

Scotland’s climate coalition has welcomed the UK government’s decision to rule out new oil and gas fields, saying it’s a “historic...

Nov 27, 2025

27th November 2025

COP30 outcome – SCCS response

Reacting to the outcome of the United Nations COP30 climate summit, Scotland’s climate coalition has said the final deals are...

Nov 24, 2025

24th November 2025

Press release: SCCS response to Scottish Government shelving plans for the Heat in Buildings Bill

Scotland’s climate coalition has criticised the Scottish Government for shelving plans to introduce its Heat in Buildings Bill in the...

Nov 18, 2025

18th November 2025

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