Roseanna Cunningham MSP
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Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
Climate Week 2020
14th September 2020
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham discusses Climate Week 2020, an opportunity for us to focus on Scotland’s green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Progress made to establish Scotland’s Climate Assembly
8th September 2020
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham comments on progress being made to establish Scotland’s Climate Assembly
Action on raptor persecution and wildlife crime
13th August 2020
Wildlife crime will not be tolerated in Scotland and we are taking decisive action to end it.
Launch of ScotWind
11th June 2020
Crown Estate Scotland has launched ScotWind, the first round of offshore wind leasing to be administered in Scotland.
Environment Strategy launched
28th February 2020
We have a clearer picture than ever before of the crises our climate and natural world are facing.
Global assessments have highlighted the scale and urgency of action needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and the loss of the world’s biodiversity.
I am determined that Scotland will play our part in responding to these crises.
Orkney leading the way on climate change
15th August 2019
The parliamentary recess provides a valuable opportunity for Scottish Government ministers to spend even more time meeting communities across the country. This week I visited the beautiful Orkney islands to see and hear first-hand how Orcadians are rising to the challenges of climate change unique to island communities and capitalising on innovation in the shared…
In the news: climate change and business
24th December 2018
Findings released by World Wildlife Foundation Scotland today suggests that small to medium-sized businesses feel less prepared for the risks of climate change compared to larger businesses.
The survey of 300 businesses shows that only 2 in 5 of Scotland’s smaller firms feel prepared for risks posed by climate change, while over three-quarters of larger businesses stated they are either fully or partly prepared.
In the news: UK waste strategy
18th December 2018
You will no doubt have seen that many news outlets are running the a story this morning that the UK Government has published its Resources and Waste Strategy, which places more responsibility on manufacturers and producers to pay recycling and disposal costs.
In the news: Marine litter
29th November 2018
This morning the Marine Conservation Society published its 25th Great British Beach Clean – a mass participation beach clean and survey event – that found there’s more litter on Scottish beaches than last year.
The beach clean, which took place in September, saw volunteers remove 2,503kg of litter from Scottish beaches. In total, more than 75,000 items were picked up along the 15,680 meters of surveyed coastline, and found that cotton bud sticks at their highest level for eight years.
Tackling marine plastics
29th October 2018
Scotland has shown leadership in resource use, increase in recycling and reduction in waste because we understand that we cannot continue to ignore the impact we are having on the natural world. The Blue Planet and Drowning in Plastics programmes brought home the horrific reality of that impact.
Taking action on plastic waste and furthering our aims for a circular economy for the benefit of a global society is a crucial part of our agenda. That is why Scotland has taken the lead on plastics and will continue to do so.