Row as Scottish council sends biodegradable waste to foreign incinerator
A row has erupted over a council’s plans to ship biodegradable waste from Scotland to a Swedish incinerator.
Climate Change
Youth leaders at UN demand bold climate change action
Fresh from the climate strike that took hundreds of thousands of young people out of classrooms and into the streets across the world, youth leaders have gathered at the United Nations to demand radical moves to fight climate change.
PM to meet Trump, Macron and Merkel for Brexit and climate talks at UN
Boris Johnson is due to meet Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel as he discusses Brexit, Iran and the climate crisis at the United Nations.
Hundreds of thousands turn out across UK for global climate strike
Hundreds of thousands of people led by school children have taken part in protests across the UK, calling for urgent action to tackle climate change.
In pictures: Young Scots take to the streets as part of global Climate Strike
Thousands of young people across Scotland have taken part in demonstrations today as part of a global strike to demand action on climate change.
Children take to streets across UK for global climate strike
People have taken to the streets across the UK as part of global climate protests which could be the largest in history.
What action is demanded from the climate change strikers?
Children and students are being joined by adults at more than 200 events across the country calling for urgent action on climate change as part of a global movement.
VIDEO: Thousands of Scots children join school strikes over climate change
Thousands of children in Scotland and across the world have taken to the streets today in what could be largest climate protest in history.
Millions take to streets for global climate strike
Millions of people are taking to the streets across the world in what could be the largest climate protest in history.
Tens of thousands join climate change protests across world
Tens of thousands of protesters have joined rallies across Australia on a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action to tackle climate change.
Edinburgh to host new international network to take action against climate change
An international network to mobilise cultural heritage organisations to take urgent action against climate change will launch officially in Scotland next month.