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Climate change - the solution

There are two ways society can get a grip on CO₂ emissions. The best approach is to make a steady, achievable cut every year. The alternative is to wait until we have no choice but to do something, and then make drastic cuts – which may turn out to be too little, too late. It’s like choosing a gentle path down the cliff or going over the void.

The single biggest challenge for rich countries like Scotland is to take control of their CO₂ emissions so that they can guarantee year-on-year cuts from now on. Friends of the Earth Scotland wants this to be a legal obligation.

Nuclear power is not the answer to climate change because, over the lifecycle of the plant, nuclear emits more CO₂ than renewables. Nuclear is also far more expensive than cleaner alternatives, has unresolved waste problems and poses a security threat. Biofuels and carbon offsetting also have many problems which make them an unsuitable solution to climate change.

Individuals can make energy efficient changes at home but it is the Government which is able to use real muscle when it comes to climate change.

What you can do to combat climate change

Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Big Ask campaign helps people who are concerned about climate change to press their politicians to pass a law that obliges Government to make annual 3 per cent CO₂ emission cuts year on year.

To get the Climate Change Bill passed we need to make MPs realise their constituents take climate change seriously.

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Friends of the Earth Scotland is an environmental charity based in Scotland
5 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PR. Tel: 0131 243 2700. Registered charity number SC003442