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ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners say the Scottish government has a duty to speak out against the development of a new oilfield near Shetland.
Oxfam Scotland raised serious concerns today about the ecological impact of the proposed Cambo development and the Scottish energy sector’s continued reliance on fossil fuels.
Its alarm came as an Oxfam International report revealed that using land alone to achieve global net-zero emissions by 2050 would require at least 1.6 billion hectares of new forests — a land mass equivalent to more than all of the farmland on Earth.
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
IAN SINCLAIR recommends an important and timely book for climate politics right now and in the future
