Our latest investigation has found the financial rewards of Scotland’s energy transition are being unevenly distributed. The money earned by landowners often dwarfs the payments that wind farm developers make to local communities.
Conservative candidate Meghan Gallacher made the claim in a special education debate hosted by the BBC.
The Ferret did a deep dive into the Electoral Commission’s donation records to find out who was funding Scotland's political parties.
This week, The Ferret has been separating fact from fiction around climate change in our series, Scotland and the Climate Crisis.
But false narratives are being pushed on social and more traditional media everyday, with hashtags like #ClimateScam being used on thousands of posts promoting climate denial and junk science.
With the consequences of climate chage becoming more apparent, why is climate change scepticism so popular, and is it even increasing?
In a special episode of For Fact’s Sake, we asked Mikey Biddlestone, a researcher from University College London, about how climate conspiracy beliefs develop, and why they might even be more likely as the effects of climate change become more obvious.
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Our latest investigation has found the financial rewards of Scotland’s energy transition are being unevenly distributed. The money earned by landowners often dwarfs the payments that wind farm developers make to local communities.
Conservative candidate Meghan Gallacher made the claim in a special education debate hosted by the BBC.
First Minister John Swinney made the claim in an SNP election leaflet
Deer overpopulation in many parts of Scotland is harming the environment. Attempts to tackle the longstanding issue are costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds.
