Climate change

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

Exclusive Russell Findlay accused of 'dismantling Davidson era' to mimic Reform

Kemi Badenoch and Russell Findlay

Exclusive Russell Findlay claims SNP ministers should review net zero target

John Swinney, left, speaks to Mark Simmers, chief executive of biorefinery Celtic Renewables, during a visit to the Grangemouth plant (Picture: WPA pool)

Grangemouth is a vital test case for Scotland's oil and gas industry Scotsman comment

Kemi Badenoch should speak to the insurance industry about their rising costs as a result of increasingly extreme weather (Picture: Leon Neal)

Why Conservative leader is wrong about climate change Scotsman comment

The extensive tree planting is taking place across the University of Edinburgh’s land in Stirlingshire and the Pentland Hills Regional Park.

Extensive project for half a million trees on university land begins

Crannogs contain some of the best preserved evidence for life in the past in Scotland, and an upcoming underwater excavation of Loch Achilty crannog funded by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland could reveal more about medieval Highlanders. PIC: Andy Hickie.

Underwater dig to trace ancient loch dwellers in the Highlands

An oil rig is towed by tugboats off the coast of Hartlepool on its way to be decommissioned (Picture: Scott Heppell)

Why this may be wrong time to push North Sea oil industry off a cliff Christine Jardine

There is a drive to reskill North Sea oil and gas workers to undertake renewables work.

Labour's North Sea plan to create new energy jobs despite oil decline

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6 of the best eco-friendly banks for sustainable spending in the UK

Cows fed on grass enjoy a natural life and don't consume food that could be eaten by humans (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

How factory farms produce 'ghost' food waste that could feed billions Philip Lymbery

Concerns have been raised over ‘monster pylons’ across the Scottish countryside as renewables are scaled up

SNP warned over 'monster pylons' across countryside

Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank emergency protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Exclusive Rosebank partnership probed by regulator over Palestine human rights

A firefighting helicopter flies over a wildfire as it burns homes in Camarillo, California in November (Picture: David McNew)

BP's £4bn cut to net-zero funds doesn't mean they should be ostracised Scotsman comment

The Scottish Government's attitude towards new wind farms shows resistance to its net-zero agenda is futile (Picture: Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon)

How SNP is overruling local decisions to push through windfarm schemes John McLellan

Entrance to Stobo Hope site where planting was taking place but has since been paused due to ongoing court proceedings

Controversial Sitka plantation plans to undergo new impact assessment

An overhead view of a wind turbine, part of the Burradale wind farm, outside Lerwick in Shetland

'Stark' poll reveals just how many Scots support oil and gas drilling

Scots could face more drastic restrictions on transport and heating emissions to keep a legal net zero target on track PIC: Lisa Ferguson.

Scots could face more drastic transport rules amid 2045 net zero fears

More than 1,600 claims were made on home insurance policies over the 5 years

Brits have claimed £31m for flood damages between 2020 and 2024

John Swinney tours the Harland and Wolff Methil yard site (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Analysis Swinney's energy fury is distraction from SNP's climate failures

Donald Trump, seen meeting Vladimir Putin in Vietnam in 2017, may seem like a winner now, but it is unlikely to last (Picture: Mikhail Klimentyev)

Why Badenoch's decision to align Tories with Trump will destroy them Ian Johnston

A heat pump

Exclusive Heat pump funding scheme in Scotland 'not fit for purpose'

Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank emergency protest outside the UK government building in Edinburgh. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Exclusive Rosebank approval poised to open floodgates to 13 North Sea projects

A red deer stag in the Highlands, with the River Etive in the foreground

How harnessing our natural capital will turn problems into solutions

Puffins congregate on the Isle of May

Seabirds are Scotland's 'Great Barrier Reef'. We must save them Harry Huyton

Among the executive orders signed by Donald Trump after become US President was one entitled, 'Keeping Men out of Women’s Sport' (Picture: Anna Moneymaker)

10 worst and best things Donald Trump has done since taking office

Climate Change and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said he will 'consider' fast-tracking the Acorn carbon capture project to help save jobs at Grangemouth (Picture: Oli Scarff)

UK backing for carbon capture may do more than save Grangemouth jobs Scotsman comment

A factory worker at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1942 (Picture: Howard R Hollem)

Why solutions to three huge, interlinked crises may be found in WW2 Professor Iain Black

The chiffchaff population has soared.

The meteoric rise of the chiffchaff over 20 years

A Coastguard rescue team wades through floodwaters in Brechin in October 2023 to check on people who stayed in their homes (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Scotland faces 'managed retreat' as storms of climate change worsen Scotsman comment

A couple and their dog are rescued from a flooded street in Brechin on October 20, 2023

Exclusive Why a disaster expert wants Scotland to better prepare for the worst

Exclusive The Steamie: Listen to our interview with First Minister John Swinney

Climate change is causing our weather to become increasingly dangerous (Picture: Andy Buchanan)

Storm Éowyn shows why we need to stop burning oil and gas Tessa Khan

Most cars still need petrol and more homes still need gas (Picture: Hollie Adams)

Allowing new oil and gas fields would add £200 billion to UK economy Mark Wilson

Police officers remove a climate activist protesting against the Rosebank oil field project in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland, outside the InterContinental London Park Lane in London in October. Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images

Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas permissions scrapped by courts

Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives a speech on economic growth at Siemens Healthineers, in Eynsham, Oxford

Keir will have to choose between 'growth' Rachel and 'net zero' Ed Paul Wilson

The proposed new facility would be build near the existing Peterhead power station

Exclusive SSE 'shamed' into re-examining climate risk of gas power station plans

The Doomsday Clock is seen at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest the clock has ever been to midnight in its 78-year history to signal that the world is on a course of unprecedented risk.

Explainer The Doomsday Clock is now closer to midnight - here's why it matters

The scenes in Largs at the height of Storm Eowyn

Storm Eowyn shows 'ferocity' of climate change is 'with us' - Swinney

Storm Eowyn downed trees across the country, including this one in Helensburgh (Picture: Andy Buchanan)

Éowyn may not have been caused by climate change, but it's a warning Scotsman comment

Firefighters work to contain a wildfire in Castaic, Los Angeles County, on Wednesday (Picture: Brandon Bell)

‘Drill baby, drill’? Why Trump’s presidency means ‘burn baby, burn’ Joyce McMillan

In addition to health concerns, the production of red meat is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions (Picture: Miguel Mendez)

Labour’s ‘eat meat’ campaign flies in face of medical advice Philip Lymbery

The Green Boom offers the hope of future prosperity for Scotland (Picture: William Edwards)

Why Scottish business needs a more realistic net-zero target
The green industrial revolution is a huge economic opportunity for Scotland, but it makes sense to move the net-zero carbon emissions target from 2045 to 2050
Dr Marie Macklin

Donald Trump will loom large over politics in Scotland and the UK (Picture: Chip Somodevilla)

Trump's Age of Unreason and Anti-science is coming soon to Scotland Ian Johnston

North Sea oil and gas workers must see a genuinely just transition to a net-zero economy (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool)

North Sea union leaders' 'No Ban Without a Plan' campaign is working Brian Wilson

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced plans to raise a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms

BP job losses 'proof SNP and Labour turning backs on oil and industry'

A wildfire engulfs a home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles earlier this week (Picture: Apu Gomes)

LA wildfires show those who deny climate change put us all at risk Christine Jardine

Bumblebees have evolved to end their winter hibernation in response to mild temperatures, but climate change means this is no longer a reliable guide (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

How climate change is laying a deadly trap for Scotland's bumblebees Scotsman comment

Donald Trump arrived on the Isle of Lewis during his visit in 2008 in a private jet

SNP urged to tax 'lavish lifestyles' of the super-rich

Portrait Gallery is one of several Edinburgh attractions run by the National Galleries of Scotland.

Precious artworks face 'catastrophic' risk due to weather

Scotland could suffer an annual mean temperature change of up to -2.4°C in ‘an idealised future CO2 doubling scenario in which the AMOC has fully collapsed’.

'Cold blob' could cause 'very serious problems' for Scotland's climate

Electric cars charge on a street on Norway's capital Oslo (Picture: Jonathan Nackstrand)

Norway's stunning progress on electric cars puts UK to shame Ian Johnston

More than 750 so-called ghost flights passed through Scotland’s airports in the first three quarters of 2024. Picture: Bruce Bennett/Getty

Exclusive The ‘ghost flights’ passing through Scottish airports every month

The steady progress of climate change poses a threat but also acts as a guide to the future of the economy (Picture: Brook Mitchell)

How climate change is rapidly changing Scotland's economic fortunes Scotsman comment

Iain Glen, Emily Hampshire and Martin Compston will be returning in the new series of The Rig, which launches on Prime Video on 2 January.

Taking 'eco-thriller' The Rig to the Arctic Circle

The Berwick Bank wind farm will have up to 307 turbines standing around 355m tall at their highest point -- the height has been raised to give greater clearance between blade tips and sea level to help avoid collisions with seabirds as they hunt for food, while a ban on sandeel fishing is also being proposed as part of the development to boost food supplies for the likes of puffins and kittiwakes

Exclusive SNP 'holding back Scotland's renewables boom' as delays revealed

Heavy rain could make for treacherous driving conditions on Monday and Tuesday (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

An ill omen? Scotland to ring in New Year with two days of rain Scotsman comment

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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