Climate change

Donald Trump will loom large over politics in Scotland and the UK (Picture: Chip Somodevilla)

Trump's Age of Unreason and Anti-science is coming soon to Scotland Ian Johnston

North Sea oil and gas workers must see a genuinely just transition to a net-zero economy (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool)

North Sea union leaders' 'No Ban Without a Plan' campaign is working Brian Wilson

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced plans to raise a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms

BP job losses 'proof SNP and Labour turning backs on oil and industry'

A wildfire engulfs a home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles earlier this week (Picture: Apu Gomes)

LA wildfires show those who deny climate change put us all at risk Christine Jardine

Bumblebees have evolved to end their winter hibernation in response to mild temperatures, but climate change means this is no longer a reliable guide (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

How climate change is laying a deadly trap for Scotland's bumblebees Scotsman comment

Donald Trump arrived on the Isle of Lewis during his visit in 2008 in a private jet

SNP urged to tax 'lavish lifestyles' of the super-rich

Portrait Gallery is one of several Edinburgh attractions run by the National Galleries of Scotland.

Precious artworks face 'catastrophic' risk due to weather

Scotland could suffer an annual mean temperature change of up to -2.4°C in ‘an idealised future CO2 doubling scenario in which the AMOC has fully collapsed’.

'Cold blob' could cause 'very serious problems' for Scotland's climate

Electric cars charge on a street on Norway's capital Oslo (Picture: Jonathan Nackstrand)

Norway's stunning progress on electric cars puts UK to shame Ian Johnston

More than 750 so-called ghost flights passed through Scotland’s airports in the first three quarters of 2024. Picture: Bruce Bennett/Getty

Exclusive The ‘ghost flights’ passing through Scottish airports every month

The steady progress of climate change poses a threat but also acts as a guide to the future of the economy (Picture: Brook Mitchell)

How climate change is rapidly changing Scotland's economic fortunes Scotsman comment

Iain Glen, Emily Hampshire and Martin Compston will be returning in the new series of The Rig, which launches on Prime Video on 2 January.

Taking 'eco-thriller' The Rig to the Arctic Circle

The Berwick Bank wind farm will have up to 307 turbines standing around 355m tall at their highest point -- the height has been raised to give greater clearance between blade tips and sea level to help avoid collisions with seabirds as they hunt for food, while a ban on sandeel fishing is also being proposed as part of the development to boost food supplies for the likes of puffins and kittiwakes

Exclusive SNP 'holding back Scotland's renewables boom' as delays revealed

Heavy rain could make for treacherous driving conditions on Monday and Tuesday (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

An ill omen? Scotland to ring in New Year with two days of rain Scotsman comment

Santa Claus watches as two children open their presents on Brighton Beach in Melbourne, Australia (Picture: Scott Barbour)

Scotland may need to look to Australia for new Christmas traditions Scotsman comment

SNP Leader John Swinney (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Exclusive The four SNP climate failures campaigners want rectified in 2025

The cost of dealing with the effects of extreme weather, like Cyclone Chido, which hit the island of Mayotte, is reducing the amount of money available to fund decarbonisation (Picture: Kwezi)

Doom loop of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning Laurie Laybourn and James Dyke

Train passengers will be breathing in diesel fumes for many more years to come (Picture: Peter Summers)

Yet another example of SNP's government by false promise is a disgrace Scotsman comment

Ratcliffe on Soar power station near Nottingham

Researchers call for fresh policy approach on curbing climate change

The northern fulmar is one of the globally important seabird species which are in decline

The 8 seabird species in stark decline - and the plan to save them

An interactive map showing information about publicly-owned land, as well as land managed by Scottish Crown Estate, has been created.

New map sheds fresh information on Scotland's publicly owned land

The NFU gathered outside the Scottish Parliament.

Watch: Two major protests at Holyrood with tractor on front steps

A local man on Evia island in Greece appeals for help after the water he's using to fight a wildfire near his home in 2021 stops flowing (Picture: Angelos Tzortzinis)

Halfway to Fire Age: How Ice Age reveals our children's bleak future Ian Johnston

Colin Marr, chief executive of Inverness Chamber of Commerce

Failure to dual the A9 means the UK cannot meet its climate targets

Mike Begley skiing Back Corries at Nevis Range

Skiing in Scotland: Reasons to be cheerful about the 2024/25 season

Plans submitted to build some of the UK's largest turbines in marine protected area off Scotland's east coast

Plans submitted for some of UK's largest turbines off north east coast

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband arrive in Azerbaijan to attend the COP29 climate conference in Baku

COP flop and the need for open debate on net zero and climate change Paul Wilson

Keir Starmer visits the St Fergus Gas Terminal near Peterhead last year (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

GB Energy a 'gimmick'? Why this state intervention needs to work Scotsman comment

Stone from Craigleith Quarry, which operated from 1615 to 1942, was used to build Edinburgh's New Town (Picture: The Print Collector)

Why drive to net zero could see rebirth of Scotland's disused quarries Katerina Brown

The closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery will see up to 400 workers lose their jobs (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Oil exec skewers SNP and Tories over lack of energy transition action Scotsman comment

The UK's North Sea oil and gas industry is a mature one that is having to grapple with decommissioning and transition.

Scottish bishops call on SNP to back oil and gas 'rapid transition'

The Grangemouth oil refinery is to close with the loss of hundreds of jobs as the UK Government strives to achieve its net-zero goals (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Why Petroineos is blaming SNP and Labour's policies for 400 job losses

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev included oil and gas on a list of gifts from God at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan (Picture: Sean Gallup)

Oil and gas 'gift of God' remark a fitting epitaph for COP talks Scotsman comment

SNP acting net zero and energy secretary Gillian Martin

Exclusive SNP to set out 'Trump proof' climate finance 'leadership role'

The COP29 climate conference has started in Baku, Azerbaijan

Exclusive SNP minister to warn COP29 global climate action 'at risk of slipping'

Red admiral butterflies have increased ten-fold

Ten new butterfly species in Scotland thanks to climate change – study

The recent floods in Valencia were a demonstration of the deadly power of extreme weather (Picture: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez)

Climate summit must recognise urgent need to 'phase out' fossil fuels Professor Gabi Hegerl

SNP acting net zero and energy secretary, Gillian Martin

Exclusive SNP will refuse to 'make people poorer' in push to revive climate aims

SNP First Minister John Swinney (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

John Swinney to snub COP29 climate summit in Baku

Extinction Rebellion protesters have locked themselves to the Scottish Parliament

Watch: Extinction Rebellion protesters lock themselves to Parliament

First Minister John Swinney (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Analysis Scotland's embarrassing climate progress will silence SNP at COP29

Environmental campaigners have called for more action from the Scottish Government, Picture: Lisa Ferguson

SNP has 'mountain to climb' as climate targets set to be watered down

The Scottish Government has been warned its updated and watered down climate targets will not be met without “urgent, fundamental shifts in commitment, delivery...

Progress in heat pump installations could stall amid cuts to Home Energy Scotland’s advice service Photo: Alamy/PA.

Exclusive SNP green energy cuts puts 'significant numbers' of jobs at risk

The so-called Trump baby blimp featured prominently in protests against the then US president during this visit to Scotland in 2018. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Baby blimps and paragliding protestors: Donald Trump’s Scottish visits

First Minister John Swinney

Exclusive SNP accused of 'cover up' after key climate target still off track

Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank emergency protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Exclusive Oil giant behind Rosebank has secured £400m tax break from Treasury

Heavy rain in England last month saw farmland flooded as rivers burst their banks (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

‘On a knife edge’: How climate change is pushing farmers to the brink Ian Johnston

Keir Starmer deserves praise for seeking to work across party lines with both Conservatives and the SNP (Picture: Chris Eades/WPA pool)

Why Starmer's willingness to work with Tory is hugely welcome Scotsman comment

Scotland is renowned for its raspberry production and is known for producing some of the best raspberries in the world.

How scientists are using £1m to develop climate resilient raspberries

Edinburgh receives ‘best in class’ rating in a new global competitive city tracker, helped by its high quality of life and burgeoning technology and financial sectors

Edinburgh is 'best in class' as one of world's most investable cities

Penguins at Port Lockroy in Antarctica. A Scottish woman will spend five months counting penguins in Antarctica. Picture: UKAHT/Jerome Viard/SWNS

Scottish woman to spend 5 months counting penguins in Antarctica

Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico, as seen from the International Space Station (Picture: Nasa)

Storm exposes left-wing inaction, right-wing denial of climate crisis Joyce McMillan

The rate of reported mental health conditions among Scotland’s population has more than doubled

Analysis What lies behind dramatic rise in Scots with mental health conditions

Keir Starmer, with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, visited the St Fergus Gas Terminal in November last year (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Labour can't shun North East expertise if it's to solve climate riddle Scotsman comment

A walker makes their way through the snow in the Cairngorms National Park near Aviemore.

The extraordinary record broken by Highland snow known as 'the Sphinx'

Co-leader of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie

Exclusive Fury as 'tactically inept' SNP still letting Greens dictate policy

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries

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