3 d. ago Watchdog urges Scotland to take action after repeatedly missing climate targets

Climate Change Committee says original goal of a 75% emissions cut by 2030 will now be delayed by up to six yearsThe UK’s climate watchdog has warned that Scotland needs to take “immediate action at pace and scale” to cut its emissions after ministers axed a series of policy pledges.The Climate Change Committee (CCC), an official advisory body, said ministers in Edinburgh needed to take urgent action to curb emissions from buildings and transport to cut Scotland’s overall emissions to nearly zero by 2045.Abandoned a target to cut car miles by 20% by 2030.Dropped a pledge to rapidly decarbonise homes by mandating low-carbon heating systems.Cut funding for tree planting.Missed targets to restore degraded peatland.Ignored calls for a plan to cut meat and dairy consumption, and failed to use their powers to tax air travel more heavily. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Judges rule ‘dieselgate’ group action can proceed in Scotland

The case concerns legal action over allegations that Nissan and Renault fitted prohibited ‘defeat devices’ to diesel vehicles.

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8 d. ago CITB backs new suicide prevention training programme tailored to Scottish construction industry

The programme, from Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Scotland and Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH), is scheduled to launch Autumn 2025

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8 d. ago MSPs demand action plan from ministers to tackle Scotland's housing emergency

Figures for households and children in temporary accommodation are highest on record

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9 d. ago Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch joins ME rally at Holyrood

The group ME Action Scotland is concerned new funding for the condition will not be allocated.

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1 week ago Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch to join ME rally at Holyrood

The group ME Action Scotland is concerned new funding for the condition will not be allocated.

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1 week ago Sussan Ley leaves possibility open of Coalition abandoning net zero targets but insists ‘there won’t be a climate war’

Liberal party’s first female leader narrowly defeats Angus Taylor with 29 ballot votes to 25, as Ted O’Brien elected deputyAustralia news live: latest politics updatesSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley has left open the possibility the Coalition could abandon net zero emissions targets, but insists she is not interested in restarting Australia’s bitter climate wars.In her first press conference since being elected opposition leader earlier on Tuesday, Ley said all the Coalition’s policies were up for review after this month’s devastating election loss, including plans by the former leader Peter Dutton for the introduction of nuclear energy.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tory shadow energy minister claims 2050 net zero goal ‘not based on science’

Exclusive: Andrew Bowie calls climate scientists biased and says country should not be ‘hamstrung by arbitrary targets’The Conservative party’s energy spokesperson has attacked leading climate scientists as biased and claimed Kemi Badenoch could take the UK out of the Paris climate agreement.Andrew Bowie, the acting shadow secretary for energy, told the Guardian that the target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – passed into law by Theresa May – was “arbitrary” and “not based on science”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 2025 Truist Championship Round 1 tee times in full as Rory McIlroy bids for more PGA Tour glory

Rory McIlroy bids for a fourth PGA Tour title this year with Scotland's Bob MacIntyre also in action

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2 w. ago Tens of millions of children face dangerous levels of heat from missed climate targets

Unless the world curbs emissions, 100 million children born in 2020 are expected to face extreme heatwaves during their lifetimes, according to new research

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2 w. ago Start of growth season sparks call for Scottish gardeners to act now on invasive plants

With spring in full swing, invasive plant species such as Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan balsam are beginning to grow – prompting a call for action to gardeners in Scotland.

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3 w. ago ‘A ruthless agenda’: charting 100 days of Trump’s onslaught on the environment

Guardian reporters map out how Trump is eviscerating efforts to protect the natural world – from ‘drill, baby, drill’ to mass firings100 days of Trump: inside Trump’s whirlwind start to his second termDonald Trump has never been mistaken for an environmentalist, having long called the climate crisis a “giant hoax” and repeatedly lauding the supposed virtues of fossil fuels.But the US president’s onslaught upon the natural world in this administration’s first 100 days has surprised even those who closely charted his first term, in which he rolled back environmental rules and tore the US from the Paris climate agreement.Taken more than 140 actions to roll back environmental rules and push for greater use of fossil fuels.Set about rewriting regulations that limit pollution from cars, trucks and power plants.Officially reconsidering whether greenhouse gases actually cause harm to public health.Legally targeted states that have their own laws on tackling the climate crisis.Speeded up env...

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