Rural and Environment
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£3 million for snowsports
30th January 2021 by Rebecca Macdonald
Snowsports centres across Scotland are to share a £3 million funding package to support them through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. £2 million funding was originally announced in December but has now been increased to £3 million. The funding will support snowsports centres that have been forced to close due to Level 4 restrictions to curtail...
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£3 million for snowsports
30th January 2021 by Rebecca Macdonald
Snowsports centres across Scotland are to share a £3 million funding package to support them through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. £2 million funding was originally announced in December but has now been increased to £3 million. The funding will support snowsports centres that have been forced to close due to Level 4 restrictions to curtail...
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UK Emissions Trading Scheme
14th December 2020 by johnfitzgerald
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham comments on the UK Government's decision to commit to a UK Trading Emissions Scheme
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Devolved powers under threat
8th December 2020 by johnfitzgerald
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham on the implications of the UK Government's failure to commit to a UK Emissions Trading Scheme
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Update on Environmental Standards Scotland
4th December 2020 by admin
Chair and members put forward for appointment. The Scottish Government has today announced its intention to recommend the former Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Jim Martin, as Chair of Scotland’s new environmental body, Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS). It is proposed that the Chair will be supported by four other members with experience of the environment sector...
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Scotland’s Third Land Use Strategy
2nd December 2020 by Roseanna Cunningham
Land Reform Secretary blogs about the critical role land use will have in our journey to net zero as a consultation launches on Scotland's Third Land Use Strategy
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New tool to support net-zero progress
1st December 2020 by johnfitzgerald
Plans for a Scottish Nitrogen Balance Sheet are launched
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UK Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
18th November 2020 by Roseanna Cunningham
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham comments on the UK Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
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Scotland’s ability to exercise climate powers under threat
12th November 2020 by johnfitzgerald
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham calls on the UK Government to respect the will of the Scottish Parliament and commit to a UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
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Climate Week 2020
14th September 2020 by Roseanna Cunningham
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham discusses Climate Week 2020, an opportunity for us to focus on Scotland’s green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.