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…
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Symphony orchestra to help Aith pupils record songs about climate change
An 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…
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Transport a priority as more than 800 respond to SIC climate survey
Almost 82 per cent of respondents to a climate survey by the SIC believe there is a climate emergency currently. The council said there had…
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Council seeks ‘climate conversation’ with community
The council is inviting responses to an online survey on tackling climate change.
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Farmers and crofters to shape climate change response
Farmers are being given the chance to engage in a fledgling Climate Assembly aimed at ensuring food remains at the heart of the climate change…
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Council ‘can’t shy away’ from climate issues, ZetTrans say
Shetland Islands Council cannot be seen to “shy away” from tackling climate change in the isles, a ZetTrans meeting has heard.
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Council ‘does not have the resources’ to respond to climate change quickly
The SIC “does not have the resources to respond to the climate change emergency at the speed people want us to”.
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Wills calls on SIC to declare climate emergency
SNP by-election candidate Tom Wills has urged the Shetland Islands Council to declare a climate emergency.
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Scrap this madness (Robert Smith)
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…
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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…
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SIC to switch lights off for Earth Hour
The SIC will support Earth Hour again this year by switching off the lights on Saturday 28th March.
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Project to highlight importance of peat bogs
A 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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