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Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 11:09 AM
We’d like to hear your thoughts on getting leases and planning permission for your food growing project. Please spend 10 minutes answering our Securing Land survey
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 10:54 AM
The UK and Scottish Governments have published a report which considers the evidence base for developing renewables projects on the Scottish Islands.
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 3:01 PM
The Committee on Climate Change’s recent report on the UK’s carbon footprint identifies a growing need to cut imported emissions as well as those produced in the UK.
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 2:53 PM
Fife Council is supporting Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group by taking part in two Transport Pledge initiatives – one to promote public transport and one to increase electric vehicle use. The 2020 Group is calling on Scottish organisations to lead by example by signing up to the pledge, which consists of four projects that cover electric vehicles, virtual meeting technology, public transport and fuel efficient driving.
Friday, 10 May 2013, 4:07 PM
Eco Drama and Glasgow Bike Station announced as winners of the very first Greener Together Community Awards.
Friday, 10 May 2013, 3:17 PM
EST and SCCAN would appreciate your help by completing a survey to understand more about the support and advice needed by community groups on energy efficiency, renewable energy and transport projects.
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 11:52 AM
Friday 17th May sees an open invitation for community groups in the North Glasgow area and beyond to discuss how their project ideas might become reality through grant funding from the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund (CCF).
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 11:20 AM
As atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide approach hit the milestone of 400 parts per million (ppm), a scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the United States has launched a website http://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/ that will publish daily readings of CO2 concentrations, an online resource he hopes will drive home the urgent threat of rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 11:13 AM
The Crown Estate has launched a new website to support collaboration in the emerging wave and tidal industry. Called the Wave and Tidal Knowledge Network, the website will make it easier for organisations to share information with each other and help deliver industry growth.
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 4:36 PM
Two new films focussing on climate change were launched on Monday – World Earth Day. Thin Ice visited researchers on four continents and the ocean as they studied the changes in the atmosphere, oceans and ice sheets.
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 7:45 PM
Two members of the Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN) were among representatives from Scottish organisations highlighting Scotland’s work on climate change adaptation at the first European Climate Change Adaptation conference in Hamburg, Germany, recently. The conference was attended by over 700 experts, policy makers and practitioners from across the world, and covered issues ranging from strategies for Europe’s coasts, mountains and cities, to the influence of climate change on the energy sector.
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 7:33 PM
West Lothian Council has allocated over three-quarters of a million pounds to a project to fit solar panels on council-owned schools over the next two years. Besides helping the council to reduce carbon emissions and save money, the panels will be used to help educate children about the importance of tackling climate change.
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 12:28 PM
Scotland is on target for renewable power to meet 50% of the country's power needs by 2015, according to a DECC report. Scotland generated 7% more renewable electricity in 2012 than it did the previous year.
Monday, 18 March 2013, 2:55 PM
As part of its celebration of Climate Week recently, the new Fife Council administration signed the Climate Change Declaration at Dunfermline High School.
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 2:48 PM
The importance of the Sustainable Scotland Network’s work with local authorities was highlighted last week when SSN received an invitation from the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Regeneration Committee to give evidence at a roundtable session. This formed part of the Committee’s evidence gathering on the Scottish Government’s draft second Report on Proposals and Policies (RPP2) and its effectiveness in meeting the emissions reduction targets.
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