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Targets to restore peatlands missed for fourth successive year
The Scottish Government missed its annual target to restore Scotland’s peatland by a wide margin in 2021-22 for the fourth consecutive year.
Scottish Water’s climate pollution likely to be rising, expert warns
New data which appears to show Scottish Water’s carbon emissions increased in 2021-22 is proof the body faces “major challenges” in meeting its climate targets, an industry expert has told The Ferret.
Scottish Government refused to support ban on peat-based compost
Scottish ministers refused to join with their Welsh and English counterparts in supporting proposals for a ban on the sale of peat-based compost across the three nations, we can reveal.
Microplastics found in 80 per cent of Scottish coastal waters in last two years
Data released under freedom of information law shows the results of sampling for microplastics in Scottish seas in 2021 and 2022.
Beavers to be relocated to three new sites in Scotland
Conservationists have welcomed plans by the Scottish Government’s woodland agency to bring beavers to three new sites on its vast estate before the end of this year.
Closure of historic Edinburgh footpath to be reviewed
The closure of one of Edinburgh’s most famous footpaths is to be reviewed following pressure from access and conservation groups.
We may have lost red squirrel nests, says forestry agency
The Scottish Government’s forestry agency has admitted that red squirrel nests may be “lost” when it cuts down trees.
Ministers urged to reject new Peterhead gas plant
A proposed gas plant at Peterhead is on “rotten foundations” and could “seriously jeopardise” Scotland’s climate targets, the Scottish Government has been told.
Industry lobbies MSPs to back nuclear power
The UK nuclear industry has stepped up its lobbying of MSPs to try and reverse Holyrood's opposition to new nuclear power stations.
