Planet Scotland : COUNTDOWN TO #COP26
Environmental news, views & campaigns … with a tartan twist
Category: Activism
Rig Rebellion: XR Scotland blockade oil giants Shell’s HQ in Aberdeen
as bushfires caused by climate change choked Australia, Shell celebrated the discovery of a huge new gas field off the coast of Western Australia.”
Read MoreFriends of the Earth Scotland highlight ‘climate emergency’ as pressure grows over new bill
CAMPAIGNERS claim the Scottish Government proposals for a new climate change bill ‘fails to deliver’.
Read MoreGreen campaigners 60,000 thank yous as Scots politicians urged to ensure fracking ban cannot be scuppered by Westminster
SCOTLAND’S green campaigners celebrated today’s historic ban on fracking – but urged the Holyrood government to act quickly to ensure the decision cannot be scuppered by a Westminster led Brexit. More than 60,000 people responded to the Scottish Government’s decision…
Read MoreStop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition campaign over Scottish Government eco bill tops 17,000 names in petition with two days to go until consultation closes
STOP Climate Chaos Scotland say 17,000 people have so far joined calls for the Scottish Government to “raise their ambition” over eco targets – with just two days to go until consultation over Holyrood’s new Climate Change Bill closes. The…
Read MoreOneKind petition sees thousands call for an end to culling of mountain hares before winter open season
ANIMAL welfare charity OneKind has handed an 11,000 name petition to Holyrood’s Public Petitions Committee calling for an end to mountain hare culling. They claim they should be protected on conservation and animal welfare grounds. It suggests an end to…
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