SIC should not be ‘hangers-on’ in climate change debate
An isles councillor has said the SIC should be “leaders” and not just “hangers-on” in the transition to net-zero by 2050. Stephen Leask made the…
READ FULL STORYAn isles councillor has said the SIC should be “leaders” and not just “hangers-on” in the transition to net-zero by 2050. Stephen Leask made the…
READ FULL STORYAn orchestral tour capturing young people’s thoughts on climate change kicks off in Shetland next week. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s ( SSO)“Song Sessions” tour…
READ FULL STORYAlmost 82 per cent of respondents to a climate survey by the SIC believe there is a climate emergency currently. The council said there had…
READ FULL STORYThe council is inviting responses to an online survey on tackling climate change.
READ FULL STORYFarmers are being given the chance to engage in a fledgling Climate Assembly aimed at ensuring food remains at the heart of the climate change…
READ FULL STORYShetland Islands Council cannot be seen to “shy away” from tackling climate change in the isles, a ZetTrans meeting has heard.
READ FULL STORYThe SIC “does not have the resources to respond to the climate change emergency at the speed people want us to”.
READ FULL STORYSNP by-election candidate Tom Wills has urged the Shetland Islands Council to declare a climate emergency.
READ FULL STORYI 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…
READ FULL STORYI 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…
READ FULL STORYThe SIC will support Earth Hour again this year by switching off the lights on Saturday 28th March.
READ FULL STORYA new Shetland Amenity Trust “Peatland Restoration” project has been established with an aim to raise awareness of the importance of blanket bogs.
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