Love is still the only revenge, it grows each time the Earth Is set on fire Ayisha Siddiqa Continue reading VIDEO: ‘On another panel about climate they ask me to solve the future – but all I’ve Got is a love poem’
“The question we must now ask ourselves is, what is it that we are fighting for? Are we fighting to save ourselves and the living planet? Or are we fighting to maintain business as usual? Greta Thunberg – George Square, Glasgow Continue reading VIDEO: ‘The People in power are scared of the truth’ – Greta Thunberg
A four-day counter conference to COP26 called‘The People’s Summit for Climate Justice’ is to take place from Sunday following the previous day’s Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. Organised by the COP26 Coalition it will stage more than 200 free sessions across dozens of venues in Glasgow and online. It will include workshops on how to sue an international fossil fuel company to a … Continue reading What’s On At Cop26: People’s Summit For Climate justice Counter Summit
Mossmorran protests call for Just Transition as demonstration against Fife site highlights local and national concerns over its operation. Continue reading Climate Camp Protest Calls For Mossmorran Just Transition
BBC News chiefs are facing mounting pressure to do more to promote coverage of the climate crisis including installing a permanent tab on its home page. The public broadcaster is subject of a petition on the change.org website which quickly gathered more than 1000 + names soon after launch. Appealing for support, organisers said: “The climate and ecological emergency is the most important issue humanity … Continue reading Online petition calls for BBC News to install permanent Climate Crisis tab on front page
Greenpeace have staged a dawn protest at the London HQ of BP to mark the first day of the oil and gas giant’s new CEO.
Bernard Looney over the role today as pressure grows on him to accelerate the firm’s transition away from fossil fuels, at a time when exploration continues.
The group claim around 100 activists gathered at St James’Square around 3am today using old oil barrels to block all six entrances.
Some activists chained themselves to the props. Continue reading “Greenpeace shuts BP’s HQ on new CEO Bernard Looney’s first day”
He was the man former UK Prime Minister’s turned to for advice. He was part of the government who fought for the Paris Agreement to happen.
But as he has watched as politician after politician, government after government and country after country fail to act on the accord, Sir David King, the UK’s former Chief Scientific Advisor, can take no more. Continue reading “WATCH: UK’s former Chief Scientific Advisor Dave King says ‘I’m afraid’”
The Scottish arm of climate activists Extinction Rebellion have stepped up their protest by laying siege to the corporate headquarters of world oil giants Shell.
In a dawn raid starting at 6:30am, they formed blockades to all entrances of the firm’s site on Altens Farm Road in Aberdeen.
The location is significant given the city is viewed as Europe’s oil capital. It also comes a week after three women activists scaled a rig leased to the firm in Dundee harbour. Continue reading “Rig Rebellion: XR Scotland blockade oil giants Shell’s HQ in Aberdeen”
CAMPAIGNERS claim the Scottish Government proposals for a new climate change bill ‘fails to deliver’ on what is needed to tackle what they say has become a ‘global emergency’.
Friends of the Earth Scotland say worst affected regions are looking to countries like Scotland to throw them a lifeline by being acting more boldly.
They took their argument to the government’s St Andrew’s House HQ in Edinburgh today where a giant globe highlighting worldwide warming was unveiled.
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 over fracking in Scotland – with 99% arguing against its use.
Environmental groups said it was now essential to ensure that voice is respected as plans are made to debate it further in Holyrood.
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 group, made up of a coalition of concerned organisations including WWF Scotland, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Oxfam and others, presented the petition to Government earlier today.
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change Roseanna Cunningham accepted 1500 postcards from people who have responded to the consultation, meeting a delegation of children from Sciennes Primary in Edinburgh.
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 all culling of mountain hares in Scotland’s National Parks introducing a Nature Conservation Order.
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