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Brexit has thrown the UK into a metaphorical and literal gridlock – the Republic of Ireland’s success is proof Scotland will thrive as an independent nation

COMMENT Look at the mess in Dover, and then look at Ireland thriving in the EU

NO amount of “dead cats” or blaming the French can hide the drastic state of affairs in the UK post-Brexit.

In Scotland, the passion and commitment of local community-led groups has created our most successful marine restoration projects

COMMENT We need to learn land-grab lessons to protect climate health of our sea
ACCORDING to climate finance, blue carbon is set to be the next big thing in the carbon-offset market.

Kate Forbes's recent trip to Scandinavia reaffirms Scotland’s interest in our Nordic neighbours

COMMENT Scotland has much to learn from our neighbours in the north

NEWS of Finance Secretary Kate Forbes’s recent fact-finding visit to Scandinavia reaffirms Scotland’s interest in our Nordic neighbours’ blueprints for success in business and sustainability.

Expanding hydrogen capacity would strengthen Scotland’s self-sufficiency

COMMENT Boris Johnson’s enthusiasm for nuclear power should raise huge red flags for Scotland

ONLY last week we had the UK Government Energy Minister Greg Hands use the suffering of the Ukrainian people to encourage the Scottish Government to reconsider their opposition to nuclear power as a way of bolstering our UK energy security.

Kate Forbe's National Strategy for Economic Transformation is a wide-reaching and credible plan

COMMENT The Scottish Government's economic plan will put us on a road to prosperity

IN this febrile and negative political landscape, you’re damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. With that in mind, I’m sure our Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Kate Forbes, steeled her girders before the publication of last week’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation to deal with the usual naysayers and predictable critics.

Green Ports would afford a far greater degree of transparency and regulation as well as ensuring workers’ rights were protected

COMMENT Scotland must look east, north and west to grow as a nation

AS the long slow car crash that is Brexit Britain continues, with new border controls on imports from the EU set to cause further chaos for our businesses, it’s worth reflecting on our neighbours’ changing trade relationships with both the UK and Europe.

Alok Sharma was reduced to tears at the conclusion of COP26

COMMENT We can lead the world in a greener future ... but need more fuel from indy
TO say that 2021 has been a big year for the climate crisis is an understatement.

'We must continue to fund research, development and innovation in transport as we strive to hit our net zero milestones'

comment Scotland faces an urgent need for greener transport - here's how we can do it

WITH our transport sector responsible for more than a third of our carbon emissions, decarbonisation of this sector is an urgent priority for Scotland.

In this satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies wildfires burn north of Athens, Greece on the island of Evia

Comment Douglas Chapman: Why we must approach climate change exactly as we did Covid

THIS week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is clear – action must be taken now to avert climate catastrophe. And there is not much time left to do it.

A motorist watches from a pullout on the Trans-Canada Highway as a wildfire burns on the side of a mountain in Lytton

Comment Tories' climate change rhetoric must turn to action or see us left behind
IF the saying “a week is a long time in politics” is a bit cliche, it’s certainly true that the past month has been a long time in terms of the politics of the climate crisis.

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