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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Press Release: Weakening Scotland’s climate legislation an ‘abject failure’ and Scottish Government’s response ‘wholly inadequate’

The Scottish Government has announced that it plans to weaken Scotland’s climate legislation by removing the legal requirement to reduce...

Apr 18, 2024

18th April 2024

Advisors deliver damning verdict on insufficient climate action

Today (Wednesday 20th March 2024) a new report by the Scottish Government’s official advisors on climate change has delivered a damning...

Mar 20, 2024

20th March 2024

We cannot afford to keep delaying climate action

Blog by Mike Robinson, Chair of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland This week’s Scottish Fiscal Commission report “Fiscal Sustainability...

Mar 15, 2024

15th March 2024

Clearer plans urgently needed to avoid climate and economic chaos

Today (Thursday 14th March 2024) a new report by the Scottish Fiscal Commission has highlighted the lack of detail by both UK and Scottish...

Mar 14, 2024

14th March 2024

Scotland’s Climate Change Plan: failings with the last process and what needs to happen next

Blog by Lloyd Austin, Policy Advisor to Stop Climate Chaos Scotland My last blog sought to explain what the CCP is, why it is important,...

Mar 07, 2024

7th March 2024

Environment watchdog says Scottish Government’s next climate plan must avoid previous legal failings, following challenge by campaigners

Today (Wednesday 28th February 2024) Scotland’s environment watchdog has outlined how the Scottish Government failed to comply with the...

Feb 28, 2024

28th February 2024

Take heart – around the world, people want to see action on climate change

Why doesn’t anyone care about climate change as much as I do? It’s so easy to think this (and for this feeling to be backed up by the...

Feb 27, 2024

27th February 2024

41% forestry cut will torpedo net zero

Blog by George Anderson, PR and Communications Officer at Woodland Trust Scotland (also published in the RSGS magazine) The Scottish...

Feb 01, 2024

1st February 2024

2024 – the Post Office scandal and the need for climate leadership

Blog by Mike Robinson, Chair of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland In January 2024 one story truly dominated the news headlines and the public...

Jan 24, 2024

24th January 2024

Scots urge party leaders to make new year commitment to climate action following missed targets and increasingly severe impacts

Today (Thursday 18th January 2024) a diverse group of organisations presented Scottish party leaders with a giant card containing their...

Jan 18, 2024

18th January 2024