Environmentalists have today called on politicians to build on Scotland’s success of generating renewable electricity and extend this further to other sectors such as heat and transport. The...
Lang Banks, WWF Scotland director, has reacted to today’s ratification of the Paris climate change agreement by EU members with the following statements: “It’s great to see that the...
Under a new area of conservation in Scotland, the harbour porpoise is the latest species to be given increased protection. Scotland’s first Special Area of Conservation (SAC) has...
WWF Scotland director, Lang Banks, has commented on the Programme for Government. Banks said: “It was great to hear the First Minister highlight the importance of Scotland’s low-carbon...
Five key opportunities for the low-carbon economy to watch out for in the Programme for Government. In advance of Tuesday’s announcement of the Scottish Government’s new Programme...
WWF Scotland Director, Lang Banks, has welcomed the news that Scottish Enterprise have granted Alexander Dennis Ltd £7.3 million in funding for its low-carbon bus programme with the...
Campaigners have today (Monday 5 September) stated that Scottish Ministers should accept the challenge of making Scotland the EU’s first renewable electricity nation. The call by WWF...
WWF Scotland director, Lang Banks, has commented on the news that £11m of European funding is to be distributed to Scotland’s fisheries sector. It’s good to...
WWF Scotland Director Lang Banks has today reacted to the news that plans have been released for an Orkney oil and gas decommissioning site. “It’s been...
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks has today (Tuesday 30 August) reacted to the news that testing will begin in Orkney on the world’s most powerful tidal turbine....
WWF Scotland and Scottish Renewables have reacted to today’s (Monday 29 August) news that two tidal power devices have exported power to the grid for the...
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks has today (Monday 22 August) responded to the news that Cairn Energy, an Edinburgh head-quartered oil and gas explorer, has been...
Following today’s news (Wednesday 17 August) of research showing rare mountain plants in Scotland are retreating higher or disappearing entirely as a result of a warming climate, Lang Banks,...
Wind turbines generated the equivalent of all Scotland’s electricity needs on Sunday, said environmentalists on Thursday 11 August WWF Scotland confirmed this was first time this year...
Scotland are leading the way with greenhouse gas cuts, but more action is needed if they are to maintain their position as a leader of climate action Commenting on newly published data showing Scotland...