What we do in the next decade is much more important than where we are aiming in the long term.
Oil fantasy
The oil industry is pushing 'disingenuous nonsense' with it's net zero claims and the false solution of Carbon Capture & Storage.
We need a plan fit for a Climate Emergency
Will we see a truly radical plan to deliver a jobs-rich, healthier Scotland that meets its international climate responsibilities?
Don’t forget the people of the Amazon
The Amazon fires are a disaster for the environment. But they are even worse for the people who live there.
Good COP, Bad COP – UN Climate Conference comes to Glasgow
Richard thinks the 2020 UN Climate Conference coming to Glasgow is both a very exciting and rather terrifying prospect.
Grouse moors and climate change
The climate emergency means that the management of all the peat-rich grouse moorland in Scotland will have to change radically.
25 years of environmental campaigning
Richard reflects on what has changed in 25 years of environmental campaigning
No future for nuclear power
The politics of Scotland mean that new nuclear reactors here are almost unthinkable and the price of the renewable energy alternatives have fallen way below the cost of nuclear.
Tackling the climate and nature crises together
We need to make sure that need climate and nature solutions work in tandem, and that we do not forget people.
2045 and all that
Changes in how Scotland measures climate emissions means that we must set ambitious targets to ensure we're making enough effort in years ahead.
Motorways vs Nature
How news of a motorway plan being turned down in Wales gave hope to villagers at the other end of Europe.
Ignoring the science can’t protect you from climate change
Trump's ignoring the science of climate change wont protect people or help prepare for a hotter, drier future.