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Rising toxic pollution under investigation
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has launched an investigation into sharp rises in toxic pollution from two wood production
Green concerns raised over Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund
Environmental campaigners have raised concerns that millions of pounds from the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund have been awarded
SNP criticised for hosting major polluters at conference
The SNP’s annual conference featured exhibits from an oil giant and an energy firm accused of being “the world’
Insurance brokers accused of “working in service” of oil industry
A group of British insurance brokers have been accused of “working in service of the oil industry” by introducing clients
UK Government told to overrule Holyrood’s underground gas ban
A lobby group with close ties to the Tory party has urged Westminster to overrule the Scottish Government and allow
Oil and gas multinationals accused of “scandalous greenwashing”
Oil and gas companies collectively spent an estimated £654m last year on campaigns promoting their “green” credentials while continuing to
UN climate czar Carney’s firm involved in North Sea oil field bid
The UN climate envoy, Mark Carney, is a senior leader at an investment firm which owns a key piece of
Oil regulators with fossil fuel shares ‘getting richer’ from energy crisis
Senior staff at the UK Government’s oil industry regulator hold shares in fossil fuel firms worth nearly half a
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
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
The ‘rogues’ gallery’: Scotland’s top 20 climate polluters
A cement works, a glass plant and a well-known whisky distillery are among Scotland’s top 20 climate polluters, The