Oil giants are seeking permission from the UK Government to open a huge new oil field. The climate impacts of this project would be devastating.
Space and the environment – the rocket scientists are on the case
The space sector contributes to our understanding and management of the environment but is now turning attention to its own environmental impact.
Will the SNP introduce a moratorium on incineration?
The Scottish Government needs to put a moratorium on incineration until the review is complete.
The Great Net Zero Con
Governments and companies are perpetrating a global con trick by talking about net zero climate emissions.
COVID-19 has not stopped environmental action across Europe
From coal phase outs to court victories environmental action is alive and well across Europe despite the pandemic.
Climate change catches up with the oil industry
The court said that Shell’s plans were incompatible with the action needed to tackle climate change.
Reflections on ice
New research has shown the rate and impact of melting glaciers and icesheets. We look at how this will affect people and the planet.
Can legal action stop climate change?
Can the courts bring decisive action to end our extraction of fossil fuels? Three activists take the UK Government to court for its support of the industry.
The next 5 years for Scotland’s environment
What did the SNP manifesto promise on climate change and the environment?
Time to deliver low-carbon, warm homes for everyone
The next Government needs to deliver low carbon, warm homes urgently. Retrofitting and insulating homes will be a winner for people, jobs and the planet.
Nuclear power – 35 years on from Chernobyl
Since Chernobyl only three reactor projects have begun in Europe, all being built by the French state-owned company EDF.
Japan’s outrageous radioactive waste plan
A decision to dump Fukushima’s radioactive waste water in the Pacific is causing outrage in Japan and beyond.