Working together to deliver a low carbon future for Scotland
A new report from the Scottish Government, released today (5 September), has found that despite an increase in carbon emissions in 2010 (attributed to a ‘cold winter’ that increased heat demand), Scotland’s global carbon footprint has fallen by 19 per cent since the new administration came into power (in 2007).
A fiercely territorial butterfly is spreading across Scotland faster than any other – thanks to climate change, experts said. Records collected by Butterfly Conservation Scotland have revealed that the speckled wood has expanded from isolated populations in the Moray Firth and the west coast this summer across the rest of the country at speeds not seen among other species of butterflies.
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A nationwide campaign begins today to raise awareness of a change which will affect all Scotland’s businesses and organisations. A growing number of Scottish organisations are gearing up for the requirement to recycle under the Waste (Scotland) Regulations which comes into force on 1 January 2014. From this date, all organisations big or small, will have to recycle their plastic, metal glass, paper and card or risk a fine, while most food businesses will also …
Scotland’s eco-friendly bus fleet is set to receive substantial funding from the Scottish Government in a bid to lower carbon emissions. Over the last three years the Scottish Green Bus Fund has allowed bus operators to purchase 94 low carbon buses, which are able to deliver 30 per cent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions as compared with typical Euro III diesel buses, along with significant fuel savings.
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Climate change could bring about the greening of Greenland by the end of the century, scientists predict. Today only four indigenous tree species grow on the island, confined to small areas in the south. Three-quarters of Greenland, the world’s most sparsely populated country, is covered by a barren ice sheet. By the year 2100 swathes of verdant forest could be covering much of its land surface, experts say.
