ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have called for parties to prioritise green jobs and reducing climate pollution in May’s Holyrood election, including the creation of a publicly owned renewable energy company.
Friends of the Earth Scotland (FoES) has sent parties a programme of ideas that can contribute to delivering a “green jobs recovery,” calling for the next Scottish government to take a more interventionist role in the economy.
The group has said Scotland must launch a publicly owned renewable energy company generating power, putting Scotland on course to be fossil-fuel-free.
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
Climate justice and workers’ rights movements are uniting to make the rich pay for our transition to a green economy, writes assistant general secretary of PCS JOHN MOLONEY, ahead of a major demonstration on September 20
