Browsing Tag
Greta Thunberg
12 posts
Reform UK silent on candidate accused of calling Greta Thunberg ‘aspergers girl’
Reform UK candidates in Scotland include one who allegedly called Greta Thunberg “aspergers girl” and another who shared a post comparing Allah to the devil.
Baillie Gifford has invested £670m in firm aiming to drill oil near Amazon
The longtime sponsor of Edinburgh’s book festival has invested hundreds of millions of pounds in a firm which wants to drill for oil near the mouth of the River Amazon, close to a reef which is a wildlife hotspot.
Scotland’s environment: a review of our coverage in 2023
A round up of The Ferret's coverage of Scotland's environment in 2023 featuring our highlights of the year.
Authors raise concerns over Baillie Gifford’s sponsorship of Edinburgh International Book Festival
More than 50 authors due to appear at the Edinburgh International Book Festival have called on the event to drop Baillie Gifford as a sponsor if the firm continues to invest in fossil fuels.
Greta Thunberg pulls out of book festival event after Ferret revelations
Thunberg said she could not "attend an event which receives sponsorship from Baillie Gifford, who invest heavily in the fossil fuel industry."
Book festival sponsor has major investments in fossil fuels
The book festival will this year host climate activists including Greta Thunberg, but its sponsor, Baillie Gifford, has significant investments in firms involved in the coal, oil and gas sectors.
Scottish Government gave £8m of green funds to coal firm’s project
The Scottish Government gave £8.6m of green funding to a coal firm's biomass project.
Glasgow spent ten million on agency cleansing workers
Glasgow City Council has spent almost £10m on agency workers to empty bins and deal with recycling in the last five years, we can reveal.
FFS explains: the A to Z of COP26
Ferret Fact Service explains some of the climate change jargon you may hear during COP26.
