Clean and green, today and tomorrow.
Monday, 27 February 2012, 5:56 PM
Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful is encouraging people across the country to take part in their biggest volunteer campaign - National Spring Clean 2012 - and organise a litter-pick event in their local neighbourhood.
Monday, 27 February 2012, 5:53 PM
Scottish charity Greenspace Scotland has recently published its Second State of Scotland’s Greenspace Report, revealing the extent and type of urban greenspace in all 32 Scottish local authority areas.
Monday, 27 February 2012, 5:49 PM
On 22 February the Scottish Parliament's Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee published a report setting out the Committee’s initial findings in relation to a series of evidence sessions to examine fuel poverty issues and rising energy prices in Scotland.
Monday, 27 February 2012, 5:47 PM
On 21 February the Climate Group, in collaboration with the Energy Saving Trust and Cenex, published a report demonstrating the economic and environmental benefits of employing electric vehicles (EVs) in fleets.
Monday, 27 February 2012, 5:46 PM
In February the Greater London Authority (GLA) group published a progress report on its Responsible Procurement programme, which aims to pioneer socially, environmentally and economically responsible procurement to deliver improved quality of life and better value for money for the city of London.
Friday, 24 February 2012, 5:02 PM
Climate Challenge Fund projects run by Kibble Education and Care Centre and Moffat CAN have recently been recognised for the hard work and achievements they have made in their area.
Friday, 24 February 2012, 4:51 PM
The Scottish Government Climate Change Behaviours Research Programme (CCBRP) has been running for two years now. The aim of the programme is to produce evidence for policy-making, but also to act as a resource for practitioners working in the field, and this includes, we hope, CCF projects. One of the first outputs from the programme was a Review of the Climate Challenge Fund, which looked at success factors and motivators for change: the report annex also provided useful information on carbon assessment.
Friday, 24 February 2012, 4:36 PM
Are you looking for a new way to engage your community? Would you like bring people together, help the environment and improve your community? Then join in with National Spring Clean for 2012.
Friday, 24 February 2012, 4:02 PM
Community groups from across Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Lothians are being offered a share in a £100,000 cash bonanza.
Friday, 24 February 2012, 3:31 PM
By Suzy Goodsir, Project Coordinator, Community Alliance Trust
Friday, 24 February 2012, 3:14 PM
In large parts of Scotland the car is often the only practical and convenient transport option. 95% of Scotland is rural in nature and 18% of Scotlan's population live in rural areas where access to essential services may be limited and where walking, cycling and public transport may not always be practical transport options. In this context car clubs can provide rural communities with a practical, low-cost alternative to owning a car.
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:59 PM
Then check out the presentations and case studies from the Edinburgh Community Energy Co-op event held last month.
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 10:45 AM
22,356 people have already registered for National Spring Clean 2012 and will be cleaning up their local environment - be it beach, school, street, park or a whole myriad of other places too numerous to name here!
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 5:15 PM
Maureen Watt, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Kyrsten Black, Dean of Campus at the Scottish Agricultural College, Craibstone, Aberdeen, and Eve Keepax, Policy Officer (Food and the Environment) of Keep Scotland Beautiful’s flagship education programme, Eco-Schools Scotland, will rally together on 24th February to welcome Primary School delegates to a conference on the newest Eco-Schools Scotland topic – ‘Food and the Environment’. The topic aims to inspire and educate young people about food issues such as the use of Scottish produce, seasonality, waste reduction and food preparation.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 5:10 PM
Following the consultation on Feed in Tariffs (FITs) for solar PV in late 2011, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published its plans for the future of the scheme on 9 February. DECC has also published details of two new consultations, on solar PV cost controls and on tariffs for FIT technologies other than PV.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 5:05 PM
Four council make progress on Fairtrade, City of Edinburgh Council working with fleet operators to reduce emissions, Dundee City Council supports car club scheme, Falkirk Council consults on Zero Waste Strategy, and Shetland Council holds free carbon coaching workshop for local businesses.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 5:03 PM
Aberdeen City Council have made a number of announcements over the last couple of months on sustainability and climate change developments. These include: a project to deploy hydrogen buses in the region; the extension of Aberdeen's Combined Heat and Power district heating network; a new initiative to engage council staff in reducing waste and energy; and the introduction of a car club for the city.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 5:00 PM
A new briefing paper has recently been prepared on behalf of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Procurement Capacity Development Centre (UNPCDC). The paper aims to provide a current understanding of sustainable public procurement (SPP), and to share approaches in the area of SPP which could be adapted to the regional, national or local context.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 4:59 PM
A recent survey by the Carbon Trust in association with the Guardian, published on 8 February, found that 58% of public sector agencies plan to make "tangible investments" in carbon reduction during 2012. This figure was lower for both businesses and the voluntary sector, at 46.4% and 33% respectively.
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 5:35 PM
On 7 February, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published final estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2010. UK 2010 emissions of the basket of six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol were estimated to be 3.1% higher than the 2009 figure.
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 5:34 PM
On 23 January the Scottish Government published advisory guidance aimed at assisting the production of Sustainability Reports alongside Annual Reports and Accounts, from the 2011/12 financial year. The guidance is intended for Scottish Government Departments, Executive Agencies, non-Departmental Public Bodies, non–Ministerial Departments, Crown Office and Health Boards. Although it does not extend to Local Authorities or other public bodies, the guidance is expected to be of interest to them.
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 5:33 PM
On 24 January, the Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN) held its first national members' meeting of the year. Around 40 sustainable development officers and other local government colleagues attended the event in Edinburgh, which profiled a range of case studies on the topic of engaging and supporting schools on sustainable development and climate change. Presentations from the day are now available on the SSN website.
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 5:31 PM
A new website aims to bring together the latest research evidence on climate change communication, ensuring that it is accessible to both academics and practitioners. The website, Talking Climate, is a partnership project between the Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN), the Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) and Nottingham University School of Sociology and Social Policy.
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 5:30 PM
On 30 January the UN High-level Panel on Global Sustainability published a major new report containing 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice and to mainstream it into economic policy. 'Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing' is the final report from the 22-member Panel, which was established in 2010 by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to develop a new 'blueprint' for the planet's sustainable future.
Monday, 6 February 2012, 11:25 AM
STIRLING CASTLE was the venue last week for one of the most significant environmental events to be held in Scotland for some time.
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