Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group
2020 Group sets 12 priorities for 2012
Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group has agreed 12 priorities for 2012 – with the aim of driving concerted action in a range of areas to help Scotland realise its 2020 target to reduce carbon emissions by 42 per cent.
The ‘12 for 2012’ – announced on January 12th at 12 noon – include a promise to closely examine the toughest environmental challenges facing Scotland. These ‘difficult questions’ will include a paper on speed limits to open up a debate on the subject.
£50,000 prize for app to help businesses go green
A prize of £50,000 is on offer to software developers who can produce the best App to help businesses in Scotland reduce their carbon emissions.
The Scottish Government, SSE, SEPA and Microsoft launched the national competition today [Monday 12th March] in an effort to produce an App targeted specifically at small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).
The SME EnviroApp contest was launched on the first day of Climate Week 2012 by Environment and Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson at a meeting of Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group, whose members have been instrumental in bringing the project together.
New guide shows businesses how to go green and improve performance
A guide designed to show businesses how they can go green and improve their bottom line has been launched by Scotland’s Environment Minister.
Better Business: How to Go Greener with Staff to Improve Performance aims to make companies and organisations realise that climate-friendly employee policies and better productivity can go hand-in-hand. The booklet offers examples of good practice taken from a wide-ranging study covering public and private sector and large and small organisations – including Coca Cola, BT, SSE, Edinburgh Hilton and Aberdeenshire Council.
The guide was launched by Stewart Stevenson on the first day of Climate Week 2012 at a meeting of Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group. Earlier, the authors of the report had described its findings to the 2020 group.
Al Gore praises Scotland’s commitment to low carbon economy
Climate change campaigner and Nobel Laureate Al Gore today (28 September 2011) praised Scotland’s commitment to renewables and the low carbon economy and said it was offering leadership to the world.
In a keynote speech at the Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference in Edinburgh, the former US Vice President described Scotland’s example as “inspiring”.
