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Conference participants attend day six at the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan

Alyn Smith: COP highlights Scotland's need for greater interconnectivity

A person walks past art in the Turkey Pavilion at COP29

A person walks past art in the Turkey Pavilion at COP29

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'COP29 sits on a knife edge': Scottish observer gives behind-the-scenes verdict

Protesters outside the proposed site for a new coal mine near Whitehaven, Cumbria

Protesters outside the proposed site for a new coal mine near Whitehaven, Cumbria

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Coal power stations to be banned in UK in bid to tackle pollution

Areas of Inverness are forecast to be underwater by 2050

Areas of Inverness are forecast to be underwater by 2050

Who will foot the bill for the impact of climate chaos in Scotland?

Protesters gathered outside the Court of Session as the first submission was heard on Tuesday

Protesters gathered outside the Court of Session as the first submission was heard on Tuesday

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Legal challenge against Rosebank oil field begins in Edinburgh

Climate change could be the reason for the increase

Climate change could be the reason for the increase

Climate change sending butterflies to Scotland, research finds

The latest Scottish Biodiversity Indicator examines the long-term trend for butterflies since 1979

The latest Scottish Biodiversity Indicator examines the long-term trend for butterflies since 1979

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Ten new butterfly species discovered in Scotland due to climate change

Acting Energy and Net Zero Secretary Gillian Martin

Acting Energy and Net Zero Secretary Gillian Martin

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Minister denies Scottish Government has 'watered down' climate goals

The president-elect has previously referred to climate change as a “hoax” and “created by the Chinese to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.

The president-elect has previously referred to climate change as a “hoax” and “created by the Chinese to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.

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Scottish Greens brand Donald Trump 'conspiracy theorist' ahead of climate summit

Brechin experienced severe flooding in 2023

Brechin experienced severe flooding in 2023

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All the Scottish towns and cities that may be underwater by 2050

Sarah Boyack did not vote as she was 10,000 miles away in Sydney

Sarah Boyack did not vote as she was 10,000 miles away in Sydney

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Scottish Labour's net zero chief missed climate change vote after flying to Australia

Donald Trump claimed victory in the US election on Wednesday

Donald Trump claimed victory in the US election on Wednesday

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Lesley Riddoch: Europe now has a chance to catch up and step up on climate

Locals have been skiing on the mountain since the 1930s

Locals have been skiing on the mountain since the 1930s

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Scottish ski resort 'fighting for survival' as climate change pushes season back

Now is the time for Europe to commit to meaningful, lasting resilience, writes Assa Samake-Roman

Now is the time for Europe to commit to meaningful, lasting resilience, writes Assa Samake-Roman

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Assa Samake-Roman: Floods in Spain aren’t surprising – our inaction is

The Scottish Greens abstained in the vote calling the bill an admission of 'failure'

The Scottish Greens abstained in the vote calling the bill an admission of 'failure'

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New Scottish climate bill passes despite claims of 'failure' by Greens

The action took place on Sunday night

The action took place on Sunday night

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Activists target Edinburgh SUVs 'in solidarity' with Spain’s flood victims

Oxfam is calling for the “climate-polluting extreme wealth” to be taxed to raise funds to help tackle the climate crisis.

Oxfam is calling for the “climate-polluting extreme wealth” to be taxed to raise funds to help tackle the climate crisis.

Ministers must tax ‘planet-wrecking private jets’, campaigners urge

This summit is expected to be the biggest of its kind

This summit is expected to be the biggest of its kind

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Scotland is 'critical' to achieving goal of 'restoring biodiversity globally'

As a young person, I don’t want to inherit a Scotland whose oceans are in decline

As a young person, I don’t want to inherit a Scotland whose oceans are in decline

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Alex Gill: It’s sink or swim for Scotland’s ocean

Point and Sandwick Trust is a community-owned wind farm based in the Outer Hebrides

Point and Sandwick Trust is a community-owned wind farm based in the Outer Hebrides

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Highlands film highlighting climate action finalist for top international award

Parts of the US were battered by Hurricane Milton this week

Parts of the US were battered by Hurricane Milton this week

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Pat Kane: Alarming report about state out climate must motivate action

Gillian Martin said the Scottish Government's previous climate targets were unrealistic

Gillian Martin said the Scottish Government's previous climate targets were unrealistic

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Call for 'reset' as Holyrood backs bill to water down climate ambitions

Members of Extinction Rebellion climate protest chain themselves to the Scottish parliament at Holyrood tuesday..Pic Gordon Terris/The Herald.4/5/19.

Members of Extinction Rebellion climate protest chain themselves to the Scottish parliament at Holyrood tuesday..Pic Gordon Terris/The Herald.4/5/19.

The SNP can’t claim to be climate leaders without any action

A young woman carrying a reusable shopping with a recycling symbol.

A young woman carrying a reusable shopping with a recycling symbol.

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I want to live a greener life but I can't handle more mental stress

The Scottish Government has been urged to introduce legislation to protect soil

The Scottish Government has been urged to introduce legislation to protect soil

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Action to protect soil urged as body warns Scotland ‘falling behind’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a speech during a visit to a manufacturing facility in Chester.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a speech during a visit to a manufacturing facility in Chester.

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Seamus Logan: The UK can’t see that Acorn is key to a just transition

Ed Miliband was asked about Rachel Kyte's links to a Cayman Islands-based hedge fund which donated millions to the Labour Party

Ed Miliband was asked about Rachel Kyte's links to a Cayman Islands-based hedge fund which donated millions to the Labour Party

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Ed Miliband defends appointment of 'climate envoy' linked to £4m party mega-donor

Donald Trump is set to visit Scotland more regularly when his new golf course opens next summer

Donald Trump is set to visit Scotland more regularly when his new golf course opens next summer

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Private jet tax 'could raise £250k every time Donald Trump visits Scotland'

The UK Government is set to pour billions into carbon capture technology

The UK Government is set to pour billions into carbon capture technology

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'Unproven technology': Carbon capture no substitute for renewables, say Greens

Snow patch expert Iain Cameron with the Sphinx

Snow patch expert Iain Cameron with the Sphinx

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'A sad day': Cairngorms 'longest lasting' snow patch in the UK melts away

Just Stop Oil activists have once again thrown soup on Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers

Just Stop Oil activists have once again thrown soup on Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers

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Just Stop Oil throw soup over Van Gogh painting after protesters jailed

People gathered outside Southwark Crown Court in support of Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer

People gathered outside Southwark Crown Court in support of Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer

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Activists receive two-year jail sentence for throwing soup on Van Gogh painting

Scotland and the UK must work together to tax private jets, say the Scottish Greens

Scotland and the UK must work together to tax private jets, say the Scottish Greens

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Scottish and UK governments must cooperate on private jet tax, say Greens

A protester interrupts Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during her speech at the Labour Party Conference

A protester interrupts Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during her speech at the Labour Party Conference

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We disrupted Labour conference – here's why, and what we want

The protester was shocked by the

The protester was shocked by the

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I'm the protester from Rachel Reeves's speech – here's what happened

The removal of peak fares did not occur for a long enough period of time to fully assess its potential benefits, an expert has said.

The removal of peak fares did not occur for a long enough period of time to fully assess its potential benefits, an expert has said.

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Peak fares removal on ScotRail 'not long enough' to assess benefits, says expert

It is absurd to me that we are allowing multi-millionaires to pollute the world at such an obscene rate

It is absurd to me that we are allowing multi-millionaires to pollute the world at such an obscene rate

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Mark Ruskell: There is no place for private jets in a greener vision of future

Critics have labelled the latest report from OEUK as 'greenwashing'

Critics have labelled the latest report from OEUK as 'greenwashing'

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Scottish Greens accuse oil and gas sector of 'spin' after emissions claims

Salma Zulfiqar presents Migration Blanket - Climate Solidarity to an audience at COP28

Salma Zulfiqar presents Migration Blanket - Climate Solidarity to an audience at COP28

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Film aims to transform climate migration policy in Scotland

Raising train fares will do nothing to encourage people to give up their cars

Raising train fares will do nothing to encourage people to give up their cars

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Patrick Harvie: Setting targets is the easy part of climate policy – we must act

The LandxSea film festival is set to return for its second year

The LandxSea film festival is set to return for its second year

'An otter love story': Scottish environmental film festival returns for second year

There are concerns about climate change boosting tick populations in Scotland

There are concerns about climate change boosting tick populations in Scotland

Tick population in Scotland could nearly double due to climate change, study finds

An explosion of a carbon dioxide pipeline in America has sparked concern about Scotland's own carbon capture plans

An explosion of a carbon dioxide pipeline in America has sparked concern about Scotland's own carbon capture plans

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American pipe explosion raises fears about Scottish carbon capture plans

Youth climate protesters march in Edinburgh

Youth climate protesters march in Edinburgh

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Should children in Scotland be given the right to a healthy environment?

Scientists stand beside a carbon capture test unit at Longanet power station completed in May, 2009

Scientists stand beside a carbon capture test unit at Longanet power station completed in May, 2009

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'Greenwashing': Campaigners slam Scottish Government funding for carbon capture

John Swinney has announced £2 million of funding for a carbon capture project in Scotland

John Swinney has announced £2 million of funding for a carbon capture project in Scotland

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Carbon capture project to receive £2 million from Scottish Government

Only when we begin to move away from the failed models of protest and response to real-world solutions will we begin to find effective means to fight back against the forces destroying our world

Only when we begin to move away from the failed models of protest and response to real-world solutions will we begin to find effective means to fight back against the forces destroying our world

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Mike Small: The treatment of the Whole Truth Five is Britain’s Niemöller Moment

King Charles III wears the Imperial State Crown on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster

King Charles III wears the Imperial State Crown on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster

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Lorna Slater: The King’s Speech exposed Labour’s lack of ambition

The group set up camp in a park on Thursday

The group set up camp in a park on Thursday

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Climate activists warn more protests to come if energy scheme approved

The activists say the incinerator causes air pollution and puts local residents at risk of health complications

The activists say the incinerator causes air pollution and puts local residents at risk of health complications

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Climate activists blockade entrance to incinerator site in Aberdeen

Aberdeen. Image: Getty

Aberdeen. Image: Getty

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Aberdeen is much more than just the oil and gas city

A third of the park could be used to develop an industrial zone aimed at boosting the renewables sector in the region

A third of the park could be used to develop an industrial zone aimed at boosting the renewables sector in the region

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Climate protest camp set up in Aberdeen over plan to build energy transition zone

A salmon farmer holds a young fish at the Strondoir Bay fish farm at Loch Fyne, Scotland.

A salmon farmer holds a young fish at the Strondoir Bay fish farm at Loch Fyne, Scotland.

Could Scotland follow British Columbia in banning open-net salmon farms?

The Northwoods Rewilding Network contains landholdings across Scotland

The Northwoods Rewilding Network contains landholdings across Scotland

Community rewilding does not result in rural depopulation, charity says