Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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Claim UK has halved emissions and grown economy is Mostly True
The UK Government has been promoting its work in cutting harmful greenhouse gas emissions in recent days, with ministers highlighting
For Fact’s Sake podcast: How will the climate crisis affect our future?
After our fact-checking series, Scotland and the Climate Crisis, came to an end, Ali and Paul spoke to climate systems
Visualised: Scotland’s changing snow cover
Scotland’s snow-covered peaks have formed an iconic part of our tourism industry, but are threatened by the impacts of
Claim Scotland is half way to net zero is True
Scotland is aiming to reach net zero climate emissions by 2045 in an effort to end its contribution to global
Glossary: Scotland and the Climate Crisis
The jargon around climate change can be confusing and alienating. As part of The Ferret’s climate fact checking series
How is climate change impacting Scotland?
Climate change is often spoken of as a future threat to humanity. But Earth’s climate has already been warmed
Claim that climate change is caused by natural cycles not human activity is False
One of the most enduring claims about climate change looks at global warming cycles. A widely repeated suggestion by climate
BP targeting Scots with ‘greenwashing’ Facebook adverts
BP has spent nearly £60,000 in the last three months on social media adverts targeted at Scots which champion
FFS explains: the A to Z of COP26
The COP26 summit in Glasgow can be overwhelming for those uninitiated in climate change jargon. Ferret Fact Service has tried
Ministers failing to meet targets to restore peatlands
Less than a third of the Scottish Government’s annual peatland restoration targets have been met over the last two
Climate pollution on the rise because of Peterhead gas plant
Climate pollution from Scottish businesses rose by three per cent between 2017 and 2018 because emissions from a gas-fired power
