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Shetland Islands Council cannot be seen to "shy away" from tackling climate change in the isles, ZetTrans lead officer Michael Craigie told their committee on Thursday. His comments came amid a debate following a report on the action ZetTrans had taken in the past year to combat climate change, w... Read more...
The SIC "does not have the resources to respond to the climate change emergency at the speed people want us to". This was the message from ZetTrans lead officer Michael Craigie at a Thursday morning meeting of the transport partnership, and it comes less than a week after more than 100 protesters... Read more...
SNP by-election candidate Tom Wills has urged the Shetland Islands Council to declare a climate emergency. Orkney Islands Council joined organisations around the world in declaring a climate emergency in May 2019, but the SIC has so far refrained from taking this step. After school pupils from... Read more...
I wonder when Danus Skene feels it would be an appropriate time to tell the voters that the Scottish government's legally binding CO2 reduction plans will mean all of Scotland's oil and gas has to be left in the ground? I'd suggest before they cast their votes. Ukip will repeal the Climate ... Read more...
I write in reply to the open letter to candidates in next week's General Election by Richard and Victoria Gibson which sought to find out the views of the candidates and their parties prior to this week's ballot. I was delighted to read this open letter especially given that while I have been on ... Read more...
The SIC will support Earth Hour again this year by switching off the lights on Saturday 28th March. (more…) Read more...
A new Shetland Amenity Trust "Peatland Restoration" project has been established with an aim to raise awareness of the importance of blanket bogs. (more…) Read more...