Richard Dixon
environmental campaigner and consultant
In 30 years of environmental campaigning, including as Director of both Friends of the Earth Scotland and WWF Scotland, I have helped bring an end to fracking, shape two Climate Acts, block plans for oil fields and power stations, create Low Emission Zones in four cities and get government to start taking Just Transition seriously. I also helped set up Transform Scotland and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, and chaired the Edinburgh Community Solar Coop.
I am now a freelance researcher and writer on climate and energy, and an advisor on campaign, advocacy, comms and organisational strategy.
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Fifth warmest August ever for Scotland; equal warmest summer; still on track for warmest year
For Scotland, August 2025 was the 5th warmest August ever recorded, at an average temperature of 14.6ºC it was 1.4ºC warmer than the 1991-2020 average. Scotland’s temperature records go back to 1884. Summer 2025 was the equal warmest summer ever, …
Fourth warmest July ever for Scotland; on track for warmest year
For Scotland, July 2025 was the 4th warmest July ever recorded, at an average temperature of 14.9ºC it was 1.5ºC warmer than the 1991-2020 average. It was also the 7th warmest month of any sort in Scotland’s temperature records, which …
2025 could be Scotland’s warmest year ever
June 2025 was the 11th warmest June in Scotland in records that go back 142 years. It was more than 1ºC warmer than the 1991-2020 average. 4 months of 2025 were more than 1ºC warmer than this average. If the …
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