Did Scottish ministers “rewrite history” over Israel meeting?
The Scottish Government changed key parts of the official record of Angus Robertson’s controversial Israel meeting after a backlash, raising questions about government secrecy.
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Scottish Water’s climate pollution likely to be rising, expert warns
New data which appears to show Scottish Water’s carbon emissions increased in 2021-22 is proof the body faces
Microplastics found in 80 per cent of Scottish coastal waters in last two years
Scientists found microplastics on the surface of 80 per cent of the waters they tested off the Scottish coast in
Ministers urged to reject new Peterhead gas plant
A proposed gas plant at Peterhead is on “rotten foundations” and could “seriously jeopardise” Scotland’s climate targets, the Scottish
Scottish councils pay ‘eye-watering’ sums of interest to UK treasury
Interest payments on historic loans taken out from the UK treasury have cost Scotland’s councils over £400m in the
Council contracts with debt collectors worth up to £20m
Local authorities have been accused of issuing “escalating threats” to people behind on their council tax, after The Ferret found
Scots pension funds invest nearly half a billion in firms still doing business in Russia
Scotland’s two largest local government pension funds have nearly half a billion pounds invested in firms which are still
Gender gap: Less than half as many Scots women cycle regularly as men
Half as many Scots women are cycling regularly compared with men according to new data, leading to claims that active
Banks urged to stop funding Shell if it proceeds with Jackdaw gas field
Climate activists have urged banks to sever financial ties with Shell if it goes ahead with plans to develop a
Offshore wind farms paid ‘measly’ sum to communities
Scotland’s six offshore wind farms have paid just £150,000 to nearby communities in the last 12 months. Holyrood
Oil industry climate plans are “grossly insufficient”, study finds
Climate pledges by eight of Europe and America’s biggest oil and gas companies are “grossly insufficient” to limit global
Councillors call for local government pension funds to bin fossil fuels
Councillors from four rival political parties have called on Scottish local government pension funds to end their investments in fossil
Councils could be “massively underestimating” their climate emissions
Concerns have been raised that Scottish local authorities are “massively underestimating” their carbon footprints, after an external review of one