However carbon emissions are measured is meaningless without action – response to new Scottish Government Emission Reduction Targets Bill

The Scottish Government has published a new Bill that will reopen Scotland’s climate legislation to remove the target to reduce emissions...

Sep 05, 2024

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Programme for Government – fast delivery and fair funding needed or climate action will again fall far short 

In response to today’s Programme for Government, Mike Robinson, Chair of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland said: “This Programme for...

Sep 04, 2024

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The 2024 Programme for Government – will it be the turning point for climate action we urgently need?

Becky Kenton-Lake, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland In early September the First Minister will announce his Programme for Government, confirming...

Sep 02, 2024

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Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics for 2022 – a summary of the results

By Lloyd Austin, Policy Advisor to SCCS The latest official statistics on Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions were published on 18 June 2024....

Jun 25, 2024

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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Press Release: Response to 2022 greenhouse gas emissions data

In response to today’s publication by the Scottish Government of the latest data on greenhouse gas emissions, Mike Robinson, chair of...

Jun 18, 2024

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UK general election 2024 – information and resources

Show your candidates that people in Scotland are united for climate action Polling consistently shows that people in the Scotland care...

Jun 12, 2024

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Campaigners warn that Scotland’s climate plans are ‘doomed to fail’ without robust public scrutiny

The Scottish Government will likely repeat failures that resulted in the ditching of 2030 climate targets unless better scrutiny mechanisms...

Jun 10, 2024

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Five years on from the Scottish Parliament declaring a climate emergency – what has happened since?

Blog by Becky Kenton-Lake, SCCS Coalition Manager 2019 was the year that thousands of people joined the school strikers to march in towns...

May 24, 2024

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ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE A ‘SCIENTIFIC AND MORAL IMPERATIVE’ SAY CIVIC SOCIETY, FAITH LEADERS AND SCIENTISTS

Representatives from civic society, faith and scientific communities came together on 9th May 2024 to make a clear statement: Scotland’s...

May 08, 2024

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An overview of climate policy and political changes – Spring 2024 

Following announcements about climate policy and political changes, we summarise some of the key events and what this means for climate...

May 03, 2024

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