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Friends of the Earth Scotland
Non-profit Organizations
We’re a climate campaigning organisation and part of the largest grassroots environmental network in the world ✊
About us
Friends of the Earth Scotland exists to campaign, with partners here and across the globe, for a just transition to a sustainable society. We work in Scotland for socially just solutions to environmental problems. We campaign to end environmental degradation and to create a green economy and a society which cherishes and protects the natural world. We think globally and act locally, enabling people to take individual and collective action.
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http://www.foe.scot
External link for Friends of the Earth Scotland
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Edinburgh
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1978
- Specialties
- Environmental Campaigning, Climate change, and Activism
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
Thorn House
5 Rose Street
Edinburgh, EH2 2PR, GB
Employees at Friends of the Earth Scotland
Updates
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Today, the Scottish Government will start the legal process to scrap its climate targets. This is a shameful moment. Read about how it got here: https://lnkd.in/e26X9byh
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Friends of the Earth Scotland reposted this
Really enjoyed putting this project together. We didn't win a just transition from coal, how can we learn from our past to build to win a just transition from oil and gas? 💪🏻🌈
Something momentous is taking place right now: Britain’s coal age is ending. The UK’s last coal power station shuts down today, 30th September. It might be easily forgotten, but this is a radical and historic shift in our energy system – and it was brought about by people power. In 2008 First Minister Alex Salmond, advocating for new opencast mines and ‘carbon capture’ coal power stations, declared “coal is the future". He was proved wrong. The campaign against was led by a largely accidental coalition of groups wielding direct action, civil disobedience, and sabotage, but also letter writing, lobbying, marches, media work and a lot of patient and dedicated community organising. Coal was defeated but we did not win a just transition. Instead, the closures became the final part of a tale of decline dating back to Thatcher’s attack on mining communities. Renewables have risen but our energy system is still in private hands and green jobs from public transport, insulation and renewable heat remain out of reach. Today is a reminder of how campaigning has reshaped our world, but transformation is not enough: we demand justice too. Read the full story of how people power ended the coal era: https://lnkd.in/evQFga-z
How people power ended the coal era
https://foe.scot
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The Friends of the Earth Scotland team visited Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh this week for a team day out 🌿 We learned about the ways the garden is making adaptations for climate change, including by using plants to prevent flooding. Thank you so much for the brilliant tour, we learned a lot (and had a beautiful walk in the autumn sunshine) 💚
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Something momentous is taking place right now: Britain’s coal age is ending. The UK’s last coal power station shuts down today, 30th September. It might be easily forgotten, but this is a radical and historic shift in our energy system – and it was brought about by people power. In 2008 First Minister Alex Salmond, advocating for new opencast mines and ‘carbon capture’ coal power stations, declared “coal is the future". He was proved wrong. The campaign against was led by a largely accidental coalition of groups wielding direct action, civil disobedience, and sabotage, but also letter writing, lobbying, marches, media work and a lot of patient and dedicated community organising. Coal was defeated but we did not win a just transition. Instead, the closures became the final part of a tale of decline dating back to Thatcher’s attack on mining communities. Renewables have risen but our energy system is still in private hands and green jobs from public transport, insulation and renewable heat remain out of reach. Today is a reminder of how campaigning has reshaped our world, but transformation is not enough: we demand justice too. Read the full story of how people power ended the coal era: https://lnkd.in/evQFga-z
How people power ended the coal era
https://foe.scot
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Friends of the Earth Scotland reposted this
Support, community, action ✊✨ We need your help to support our youth network to thrive. We are currently raising money so we can help them do more in the coming year. Anything you can spare will make a huge difference. 🙏 You can donate here: https://lnkd.in/e9ibitYd
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Support, community, action ✊✨ We need your help to support our youth network to thrive. We are currently raising money so we can help them do more in the coming year. Anything you can spare will make a huge difference. 🙏 You can donate here: https://lnkd.in/e9ibitYd
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