Climate change

Glacier: Ice break at Pertito Moreno, Argentina. Photo: Daryl Mulvihill.

We research, develop and deliver campaigns and projects that contribute to tackling the threat of climate change.

Our Big Ask Scotland campaign called for and won a strong Scottish Climate Change Act.

We went to the COP-15 UN climate change talks in Copenhagen in December to Demand Climate Justice.

We also run campaigns and projects that target four of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases in Scotland:

Energy

Gas flare: Gas flare in Nigeria. ©Peter Roderick/Friends of the EarthCoal is the most polluting of all fossil fuels. New, unabated coal power in Scotland would be disastrous for our climate change targets. Find out more and take action with our No More Carbon Dinosaurs campaign.

Waste

Sending waste to landfill squanders valuable resources, leads to methane gas emissions from landfill sites and contributes to climate change. Read more and take action with our Communities Reducing Excess Waste (CREW) project.

Transport

Airport expansion and unnecessary construction of new roads and bridges are driving growth in car and air travel, which contribute to climate change. Learn more.

Food 

Rice bowl: Rice bowl. Image by Friends of the Earth International.

We support local and seasonal produce; organic food and farming; and a low meat and dairy diet.  Discover more.

What you can do