Environment

A real Green New Deal for Scotland

Author / Creator: Common Weal

Media type: Video

Date published: 2024

The world is under threat from ... environmental crises and Scotland ...has enduring social failures like poverty and inequality. ... But both can be tackled if we take them head-on and plan for them. 


Ending the Sale of Peat in Scotland

Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell

Media type: consultation response

Date published: 2023

The extraction of peat must end.


The Credibility Gap for Green Finance

Author / Creator: Jon Hollingdale

Media type: Report

Date published: 2023

‘The Credibility Gap for Green Finance’ is a piece of research and analysis written by Jon Hollingdale, an independent forestry and land use consultant and researcher. Jon’s paper critiques the ‘green finance gap’ for Scotland, which was calculated in a report published by the Green Finance Institute. This is an important contribution to the debate about how Scotland responds to the climate and biodiversity crises.


A’ Dùsgadh na Gaoithe / Waking the Wind; Finding the Folklore of a Fragile Ecology

Author / Creator: Raghnaid Sandilands

Media type: Article

Date published: 2023

Gaelic language and culture have intimate connections to the environment.


Biodiversity strategy to 2045: tackling the nature emergency

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Report

Date published: 2023

This biodiversity strategy sets out the Scottish Government's clear ambition for Scotland to be Nature Positive by 2030, and to have restored and regenerated biodiversity across the country by 2045.


New National Parks - nomination process and draft appraisal framework: consultation

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Consultation paper

Date published: 2023

We produced an appraisal framework to support the assessment of nominations for new National Park designations. This consultation is seeking your views and comments on this and the selection criteria for new National Parks in Scotland.


New National Parks - appraisal framework: consultation

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Consultation paper

Date published: 2023

The Scottish Government has committed to designating at least one new National Park in Scotland


Deposit return scheme - gateway review: final report

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

Deposit Return Scheme delayed


Deposit return scheme for Scotland: full business case stage 1

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Report

Date published: 2019

Full Business Case (FBC) that underpins the design for the deposit return scheme for Scotland.


Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme

Author / Creator: Manfredi La Manna

Media type: Article

Date published: 2023

Querying the financial case for the Deposit Return Scheme.


On Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs)

Author / Creator: Caitlin Turner

Media type: Opinion

Date published: 2023

There are plans to designate at least 10% of Scotland’s seas as Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) by 2026.


Wildlife management: consultation

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Consultation paper

Date published: 2022

Consultation on proposals relating to: introducing a licensing scheme for grouse shooting; increased regulation for muirburn; banning the use of glue traps; and increased regulation of other wildlife traps.


Grouse Moor Management Group: report

Author / Creator: Alan Werritty

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

Greater regulation of grouse shooting is required.

 

 

 


Fisheries and Climate Change: Opinions from Key Stakeholders in Scotland's Wild Capture Fishing Sector

Author / Creator: Barbara Berx

Media type: Survey

Date published: 2022

The Scottish fishing industry is aware of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially through innovation in fuels, propulsion and gears to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.


Understanding Scotland - Environment

Author / Creator: Diffley Partnership

Media type: survey report

Date published: February 2022

Climate change is a global emergency and Governments have the primary responsibility. Education has a large responsibility in changing attitudes toward the changes needed. 


How Should Scotland Manage its Scrap Steel?’ The environmental assessment.

Author / Creator: Charlotte Stamper

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

Zero Waste Scotland’s analysts detail the ‘clear and obvious’ environmental benefits of using Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) technology, powered by Scotland’s low-carbon electricity grid, to remanufacture scrap steel in Scotland. 


The Common Home Plan – Technical Report

Author / Creator: Common Weal

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

This Technical Report is an annex to The Common Home Plan, a part of Our Common Home – A Green New Deal for Scotland. The fact that this book represents the broadest and most detailed Green New Deal blueprint yet published for any country means that it covers a great many of topics in detail and thus draws upon a vast body of literature and other previously published work.


The Common Home Plan

Author / Creator: Common Weal

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

There are a number of policy tools which can be used to encourage transformative changes to our lifestyles. However, it should be noted that most of these policy tools are designed to enact structural change rather than individual change and, again, it must not be read that these can simply be introduced into a free market economy as if they will succeed in shifting those markets. They won't, at least not as a result of individual behaviours. The Plan details the the changes needed.


    Better than This

    Author / Creator: Common Weal

    Media type: Policy Paper

    Date published: 2021

    We must emerge from the Covid pandemic in a way that 
    Fixes the problems raised by the crisis. 
    Fixes the problems evident before the crisis and makes us resilient.
    Implements a green new deal.
    Establishes a new democracy. 
    Begins a national care service.
    Starts land reform.
    Creates a housing revolution.
    Controls our own energy.
    Provides better banking
    Focus on independence.