A POCKET-sized e-guide on sustainability is being launched today ahead of COP26.

With just three weeks to go until the UN climate summit, which runs from October 31 to November 12, delegates can download Environmental Protection Scotland’s e-leaflet ahead of the event.

Titled Pursuing The Triple Win In A Scottish Context, the guide was produced in association with the Scottish Government. It sets out how Scotland can achieve a “Triple Win” of improved health and wellbeing, equity and the environment with a greater focus on green space, energy-efficient living and changes to the way we consume food and travel.

The launch comes after people reconnected with nature, walking, cycling during the lockdowns.

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The e-leaflet says that human-driven changes to the global environment and the pandemic have re-established environmental health at the centre of the public health agenda in a way not witnessed since the 19th century.

Nigel Kerr, chair of Environmental Protection Scotland, said: “Ahead of the COP26 summit, our e-leaflet puts in one place a lot of the research and understanding that is being gained in the field of health and wellbeing, equity and sustainability. Tackling the inequity that exists in society alongside climate change will be one of the biggest challenges that policy-makers and academics face in the coming years.

Professor Jon Fairburn of Staffordshire University, who contributed to the booklet, said: “Scotland is well placed to provide

a leading role in tackling these agendas due to the richness of digital data sets available.”