Climate Change

Scotland's natural assets should be for the benefit of the people who live on the land, experts say

Scotland cannot allow a handful people to make key decisions on natural assets, experts warn
SCOTLAND cannot allow a handful of people to make key decisions about Scotland's natural assets, a new paper has warned.

Shell is accused of expanding fossil fuel extraction despite knowing the harms

Shell consultant quits over oil and gas giant's 'extreme harm' to planet

HSBC have suspended senior banker Stuart Kirk over comments he made about climate change during a presentation in London

HSBC suspend senior banker after he dismissed climate change warnings

A small electric car can go a long way

LETTERS I have no fuel crisis sympathy for gas-guzzling car drivers

Islay is one of the six islands which has been selected for the Carbon Neutral Islands programme

Six islands selected by Scottish Government for carbon neutral programme

Alok Sharma highlighted the risk of fossil-fuel reliance

COP26 president returns to Glasgow to mark historic summit six months on

The First Minister said that the 2020s would be ‘the most important decade in human history’

Botched transition from fossil fuels could endanger democracy, says Nicola Sturgeon

At COP26, the world came together to sign the Glasgow Climate Pact

SPECIAL REPORT How COP26’s host city holds the key to global action on climate change

Insect populations in Scotland are down an alarming 30% in 18 years

Letters Many species will struggle for survival if we don't take urgent action

Warmer waters bring on algal blooms that kill off much of the life in our waters, threatening creatures like newts

Letters Scotland's aquatic life is under serious threat due to global warming

Chief Superintendent Lynn Ratcliff said on Tuesday evening a ‘number of people who decided not to cooperate have subsequently been arrested’

Protesters arrested at Scottish oil terminal climate protest, Police Scotland say

The changing flow of currents in the North Atlantic due to a rapid warming of the oceans poses a threat to food production

Letters Will politicians learn to prioritise the three major issues we face?

These are the areas of Scotland that could be underwater by 2030 (Canva/Climate Central)

These are the areas of Scotland that could be underwater by 2030

Earth Day has become a corporate greenwashing event

COMMENT Mike Small: Earth Day is just another way of shifting the blame

A person holding a planet Earth against a mountainous landscape. Credit: Canva

Earth Day 2022: When it is and how you can get involved

Here are Scotland's 20 biggest polluters, including a famous whisky distillery

THE FERRET Here are Scotland's 20 biggest polluters, including a famous whisky distillery

Scottish Greens launch local election manifesto and rule out working with Tories

Greens rule out working with the Tories at local election manifesto launch

Essex Police has arrested more than 350 protesters since the disruption started

Labour call for immediate injunction to stop climate protesters targeting oil supplies

A group has claimed to be deliberately targeting SUVs due to their environmental impact

'Dozens' of SUVs have tyres deflated in Edinburgh climate protest

New fund launched to support carbon utilisation

Scotland launches fund to develop new tech harnessing CO2

Transmission charges are by far the highest in Scotland, according to figures released by RenewableUK

PREMIUM Fears transmission costs will scupper large-scale island wind farm at last hurdle

Cambo takeover 'doesn't change facts about it's climate impact or help soaring bills'

Cambo takeover 'doesn't change facts about its climate impact or help soaring bills'

Tories unveil new oil plans for North Sea as energy strategy panned by environmentalists

Tories unveil new oil plans for North Sea as energy strategy panned by environmentalists

UN general secretary slams ‘lying’ governments as IPPC report urges climate action

UN chief slams ‘lying’ governments as IPPC report urges climate action

The rail service is going into public ownership

RMT announces day of action as ScotRail enters public ownership

Solar Energy Scotland said ministers should remove barriers to new solar developments

Scottish renewable industry leaders in call for 'solar boom'

Climate activists demand Falkirk council stop £131m investment in fossil fuels

Climate activists demand Falkirk council stop £131m investment in fossil fuels

Expanding hydrogen capacity would strengthen Scotland’s self-sufficiency

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

Scottish school pupils to climate strike for first time since Cop26

Scottish school pupils to climate strike for first time since Cop26

Scots will be able to delve deeper into the science of food waste with experiments set to be launched for budding scientists to try at home | Credit: Shutterstock

Campaign to highlight food waste as 'number one driver of climate change in Scotland'

Scottish LibDem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar both accepted £200k each from a global gas firm

UPDATED Scottish Labour and LibDems pocket £200K each from gas firm to oppose SNP at Holyrood

Greens hit back over claims Scotland should build new nuclear power stations

Greens hit back over claims Scotland should build new nuclear power stations

Emissions from imported goods are now greater than the rest of Scotland’s emissions combined

INTERACTIVE GRAPHS Charts and graphs show what's driving Scotland's carbon footprint rise

SNP urge Tories keep fracking paused amid 'knee-jerk' calls for extraction to return

SNP urge Tories to keep fracking paused amid 'knee-jerk' calls for extraction to return

Celtic Renewables CEO Mark Simmers and president and founder Professor Martin Tangney OBE

Turning whisky into fuel: Firms join forces to accelerate Scotland's biofuel use

The sea level around the Scottish coast has increased by up to 3cm decade on decade

Scotland 'needs to up its game on climate change' as seas rise

Nigel Farage launched a campaign with the goal to avert the government’s pledge to net-zero

ANALYSIS How can we shatter the right-wing myths about climate change and stop environmental chaos?

Party co-leader Lorna Slater speaking at the Scottish Green Party conference at the Stirling Court Hotel in the grounds of the University of Stirling

Scotland can play leading role in green Europe, says Lorna Slater

Hannah Torrance Bright, left, and Jasmin Roberts said they will go on hunger strike until their demands are met

UPDATED Glasgow students go on hunger strike over university's fossil fuel and arms investments

On a trip to Greenland, Kim Codona’s eyes were opened to the effects of climate change

COMMENT Once the ice sheet is gone it will be everyone’s problem - but we can stop it

Plastic waste that has been dumped and burned in Adana province, Turkey

Scotland set to ban companies from destroying or dumping unsold products

'Reckless' Tories call on Scotland to drill for more oil to undermine Putin

CLIMATE 'Reckless' Tories want to 'ramp up' oil production to undermine Putin

Nigel Farage was heavily criticised for his campaign against net-zero carbon emission policies

'Don't fall for it again, UK': Nigel Farage launches campaign for 'referendum on net zero'

The events are part of the International Day of Women’s Climate Action

Activists to stage 24-hour climate vigil at Holyrood for International Women’s Day

Fresh support for Scottish transport decarbonisation efforts

Fresh support for Scottish transport decarbonisation efforts

What does the new IPCC report say and how is climate change impacting Scotland?

EXPLAINED What does the new IPCC report say and how is climate change impacting Scotland?

Damning UN report sets out 'atlas of human suffering' caused by climate change

Damning UN report sets out 'atlas of human suffering' caused by climate change

What is the balance sheet reality of dismissing out of hand one of Scotland’s biggest industries and does turning down their cash make art more or less accessible?

COMMENT Fergus Mutch: Is ditching Scotland's fossil fuels the best way to affect change?

The Scottish Government has secured significant additional investment into Scotland to upgrade port infrastructure

COMMENT This is why the SNP's Green Ports plan is right for Scotland

In the letter, CCC advised that weaning the UK off fossil fuels – and not more North Sea drilling – is the best way to protect consumers.

'The North Sea's future is renewables': UK urged to heed climate committee's advice

Storm Eunice has left destruction in its path

EXCLUSIVE Further extreme weather to come in future, expert warns

Scottish ‘greenports’ do not notably differ from freeports

COMMENT Mark Ruskell: Simple re-branding of freeports does not do enough for climate

The number of low carbon and renewable energy jobs in Scotland fell by 900 in 2020

Number of green jobs in Scotland falls again, ONS figures reveal

University of Glasgow project to 'embed sustainability' in city as part of large-scale green transformation

Scottish project to 'embed sustainability' in city as part of huge green transformation