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Rethinking Scotland’s road map: Making cleaner, greener travel easier for everyone

By Jim Densham, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland trustee Some may be surprised to learn that the largest source of climate-damaging emissions in...

Nov 24, 2024

24th November 2024

Open letter to the First Minister – end of Emission Reduction Targets Bill must be a turning point for action

Read the response from the First Minister to the open letter (received 27th November 2024)...

Nov 06, 2024

6th November 2024

MSPs vote on scrapping Scotland’s climate targets

In a week’s time world leaders will gather in Azerbaijan for COP29, the annual climate talks that aim to secure commitments to keep us on...

Nov 05, 2024

5th November 2024

What are the key issues at COP29, and what would progress look like?

By Ben Wilson, International Policy Lead on the SCCS Board and Head of Public Engagement at SCIAF The 29th Conference of the Parties in...

Nov 01, 2024

1st November 2024

SCCS and SCCAN Climate Action Workshops – November 2024

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) is delighted to be partnering with the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) to host a...

Oct 23, 2024

23rd October 2024

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

5th September 2024

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

4th September 2024

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

2nd September 2024

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

25th June 2024

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

18th June 2024