The Story of Carbon Trading

The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at carbon trading, by the people who made The Story of Stuff.

EU must up its climate targets

The Scottish Parliament has committed itself to world-leading climate change legislation with emissions reduction targets of 42% by 2020. We need the EU to step up its efforts.

The Wave campaign guide

On 5 December 2009 activists from across Scotland will attend the Wave, Scotland's largest ever climate change demonstration taking place in advance of the UK climate talks in Copenhagen. The Wave is organised by the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition, of which we are a member.

CREW Badger in Waste Wonderland film

Follow Badger's exploration of the impacts of waste in this 5 minute animation.

The Wave mobilisation pack

On Saturday 5th December, people from across Scotland will come together to send a clear message about climate change to world leaders meeting in Copenhagen for the UN climate change negotiations. It is anticipated that this will be the largest ever demonstration in support of action on climate change in Scotland.

Demand Climate Justice - Day of Action Guide

In December 2009 world leaders will meet in Copenhagen for climate change talks.  Our Demand Climate Justice campaign is calling on world leaders to commit fair and credible deal on climate change. We want the agreement to recognise that rich countries have done the most damage to our climate and they should take action first. 

Top Tips to be a SMART Shopper

Save Money And Reduce Trash! Reduce the amount of waste you generate by shopping SMART.Top Tips to be a SMART Shopper

Top Tips to avoid unwanted mail

Junk the junk! Reduce the amount of waste you generate by avoiding unwanted mail.Top tips to avoid unwanted mail

Top Tips for a waste-free lunch

Have a Naked Lunch! Find out how to save money and reduce waste packaging - all in your lunch break.Top Tips for a waste-free lunch

Demand Climate Justice - Many Drops Guide

Friends of the Earth International is planning to flood Copenhagen with our demands for climate justice during the crucial UNFCCC climate conference in December. The high point will be the massive “flood for climate justice” action on December.

CREW Plastic Bag Game

A plastic bag is used for 12 minutes on average before it is discarded. If everyone stopped using plastic bags and switched to reusable ones we would save enough plastic bags to tie around the world 103 times!

CREW food game

An average of £410 worth of food is wasted per household in Scotland each year. Buying too much, serving portions that are too big and letting food go off all contribute to the 6.7million tones of food waste created by the UK each year.CREW (Communities Reducing Excess Waste) is our national waste prevention programme. This True and False game can be used as a quiz in Waste Prevention Workshops to raise awareness about food waste. You can also test your own knowledge and do the quiz yourself!

CREW Waste game

If everyone in the world consumed at the rate that we do in the UK we would need 3 more planets to live on. This true and false game is used by CREW (Communities Reducing Excess Waste), our national waste prevention programme. You can also use it to test your own knowledge about waste.Download the game.Find out more about CREW. 

Top tips to be a smart shopper

Our CREW (Communities Reducing Excess Waste) project gives you some top tips about how to make greener choices when shopping. 

Top tips to stop unwanted mail

Our CREW (Communities Reducing Excess Waste) project gives you some top tips about how to cut down your junk mail.

CREW Top tips for a waste free lunch

Our CREW (Communities Reducing Excess Waste) project gives you some top tips for reducing waste from lunches in the office. 

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Birchbrae LodgesSeven luxury self catering Scandinavian style holiday lodges set in peaceful woodland between Ben Nevis and Glencoe in the Highlands of Scotland.Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative

The Incineration Campaign Guide

Friends of the Earth believes that communities and individuals should be involved in the debate about waste prevention, waste disposal and particular proposals for incinerators. This guide should enable you to develop confidence with incineration issues and help you anticipate and prepare for the opportunities which are presented as the campaign develops.The Incineration Campaign Guide

Pollution FAQs and Cheatsheet

Do you live near a factory site?  Do you see smoke and wonder what you’re breathing in? Are there smells near your house or sewage in your stream?  Do you worry that your health might be affected?  Want to know more about what’s going on?  Want to do something about it?

Roads & Traffic FAQs and Cheatsheet

Ever wondered how you could spend less time in traffic jams on your way to work, or wished you didn’t have to drive your kids to school? Maybe you’ve your heard about car clubs or home zones but don’t know what they mean.  What about how you could make your street safer and more pleasant to live in?The cheatsheet is your quick guide to roads & traffic. It's less detailed than the FAQs document, but might be the easy introduction you're looking for.

Landfill FAQs and Cheatsheet

This guide will help to answer your questions about landfills that affect local communities, your health, Scotland’s landfill laws and regulations and what you can do to help.The cheatsheet is your quick guide to landfill. It's less detailed than the FAQs document, but might be the easy introduction you're looking for.Landfill FAQs

Noise FAQs and Cheatsheet

Welcome to the Noise FAQs.  This guide is designed to start at the beginning and answer your questions on noise.  Previous experience not required!The cheatsheet is your quick guide to noise. It's less detailed than the FAQs document, but might be the easy introduction you're looking for.Noise FAQSNoise Cheatsheet

Incinerator FAQs and Cheatsheet

This guide is designed to answer your questions about incinerators, pollution, your health, your rights, and the law to do with incineration in Scotland. It starts at the beginning and it’s written for you. You don’t need any experience, just the time to read and the willingness to fight for your right to environmental justice.The cheatsheet is your quick guide to incineration. It's less detailed than the FAQs document, but might be the easy introduction you're looking for.

Giving Power to the People: changing the way energy is used in Scotland's buildings

Friends of the Earth Scotland is campaigning for more action to tackle climate change, through reducing energy use in Scotland’s buildings and increasing small-scale, renewable energy production.Giving Power to the People: changing the way energy is used in Scotland's buildings

Planning reform - a summary

Friends of the Earth Scotland wants Scotland to have an efficient, fair and just planning system that enables high quality, sustainable development in line with the needs of Scotland’s people. The system should be fair both in how it treats different applicants, and in how it balances the interests of those benefiting from development and those impacted adversely by development.Planning reform - a summary   

Planning System Reform in Scotland: Third Party Right of Appeal

This campaign document outlines the need for Third Party Right of Appeal in Scotland by targeting specific campaigns that would benefit from TPRA, and calls for public support.Planning System Reform in Scotland: Third Party Right of Appeal

Briefing on the Introduction of a Third Party Right of Appeal in Scotland

Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes the Scottish Executive’s consultation on widening rights of appeal in planning.  We support the introduction of a third party right of appeal (TPRA), limited to specific circumstances, within the context of wider planning reform.  The introduction of TPRA, in conjunction with other changes, will help to level the playing field in a planning system which is currently weighted in favour of developers over individuals and communities.  TPRA is an essential aspect of environmental justice, a central aim of this government, and we believe it

Redressing the Balance 5: Citizens Science - What Activists Need to Know

This handbook introduces activists to statistics and science, with case studies to underline the importance of having a basic grasp of the figures. It is the fifth installment in a series of activist handbooks entitled Redressing the Balance: working towards environmental justice in Scotland.Citizens Science - What Activists Need to Know

Say Yes to Less campaign briefing

Edinburgh Council is developing proposals to transform the city’s transport system, including the introduction of congestion charging. This campaign briefing explains why something needs to change.Say Yes to Less campaign briefing

Executive debate on Transport campaign briefing

This joint briefing from Friends of the Earth Scotland & TRANSform Scotland indicates key arguments and points of information about the changes needed to our transport infrastructure.Executive debate on Transport campaign briefing

Credit Where It's Due - the ecological debt education project

This is the follow-up to the Redressing the Balance: Working towards environmental justice in Scotland series. This handbook is designed as an introduction to the subject of ecological debt for community activists and workers. It explains the idea of ecological debt, provides case studies and includes a section of educational resources that can be used to raise awareness of the idea of ecological debt with groups.

Redressing the Balance 4: Voices from the Grassroots

The fourth handbook in the Redressing the Balance: working towards environmental justice in Scotland series, covering the experiences of Friends of the Earth Scotland's 'agents of environmental justice' as they attempt to tackle the injustices in their communities.Redressing the Balance 4: Voices from the Grassroots

Redressing the Balance 6: Global Connections - The International Impact of Community Action

This handbook is the sixth in a series entitled Redressing the Balance: working towards environmental justice in Scotland. It covers issues of environmental justice around the globe, including case studies, and highlights the potential of international activism.Global Connections - The International Impact of Community Action

Redressing the Balance 3: Setting Up a Community Sustainability Project

This third Redressing the Balance handbook concerns itself with the practical issues involved in setting up a project within your community, and in particular a project leading to a more sustainable environment.Redressing the Balance 3: Setting Up a Community Sustainability Project

Redressing the Balance 1: Environmental Campaigning

This handbook is part of the series Redressing the Balance: working towards environmental justice in Scotland. The series is intended for people who are new to the issues. Each handbook is meant to stand on its own, but as a whole provide a range of practical advice.Redressing the Balance 1: Environmental Campaigning

Redressing the Balance 2: Community Sustainability Audits

This handbook is the second installment of the Redressing the Balance: working towards environmental justice in Scotland series. It discusses the stages and priorities in developing a community sustainablity audit.Redressing the Balance 2: Community Sustainability Audits

Blood on Glasgow's Doors?

Glasgow City Council is considering spending £30,000 installing a mahogany door at its City Chambers. Because the council is insisting on using wood from the industry-backed Forests Forever scheme, and not that of the independent Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), there can be no guarantee that the timber will come from a truly sustainable source.

Nuclear Power campaign briefing

The nuclear industry is trying to promote itself as the answer to climate change.  Yet, at the recent Climate Conference in the Hague, even the United States had given up supporting nuclear power.  If Scotland were to build another nuclear station the costs would mean we would not invest in renewables, we would lose our world lead in wave power technology and we would leave even more nuclear waste for future generations to deal with.

Good Neighbour Agreements - Demanding environmental justice in your backyard

Everyone has a right to a decent environment. However, the reality in Scotland is that many people have to live with a damaged environment, beside a waste dump, a chemical factory, a busy road, an opencast mine, an incinerator. In Scotland, as is the case throughout the world, it is the poor, the unemployed, the most isolated or vulnerable, the least powerful who get the worst pollution. The result of this is ill-health, accidents and ongoing anxiety.

Heating Our Homes And Not The Sky - The politics of environment and the burden of fuel poverty

Every winter thousands of people die in Scotland because of the weather conditions. A major contributory factor for this is the condition of housing. Energy inefficient houses lead to high fuel bills and cold, damp homes while contributing to Scotland’s over-consumption of fossil fuels. Current initiatives are not sufficient to end fuel poverty, we need a deadline to be set within which to end this problem. We need the Executive to develop and implement a strategy which meets this deadline.