Last week Labour/Co-operative Party MSP for Central Scotland Monica Lennon launched proposals for a bill to make ecocide a crime in Scotland, to act as a major deterrent to those who might create severe damage to the environment. Ecocide is defined as “unlawful or …
Global nature protection takes a big step forward
After working through the night and dramatic last minute hitches the UN talks on biodiversity have a new deal for nature, with the aim of halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030. Early on Monday morning the gavel came down …
Truss’ Brexit fundamentalism threatens environmental gains
Liz Truss’ pledge this week to scrap all EU-derived laws by 2023 is a big threat to environmental and consumer protection, even where those measures have been put into Scots’ Law. What did the EU ever do for us, as …
Post-Brexit rules threaten environmental standards
Scotland's higher rules to protect nature and environment could be under threat from the UK Government's desire for global trade deals.
Planning for the future must not include new fossil fuel infrastructure
Planning decisions affect us every day, from how we access schools, services and workplaces to how much climate emissions our country produces.
Making Polluters Pay
The lessons the legal system needs to learn from the Mossmorran flaring saga
Never too early to engage with planning
Scotland’s National Planning Framework will determine much about what developments will happen over the next 10 years
Can the law save the planet?
A very important legal case in the Netherlands shows the power of the law in protecting the planet.