Richard Dixon

Great British Energy will be £100bn-plus gamechanger, if Labour can get it right Richard Dixon

Where the parties stand on the issue they’re not talking about: climate change Richard Dixon

Supreme Court ruling means politicians must get real about climate change Richard Dixon

Why Scotland is one of the most sensitive places in the world to climate change Richard Dixon

Invasive species threat in Scotland needs to be tackled - Richard Dixon Richard Dixon

Lesson of LEZs is to be bold on environmental initiatives Richard Dixon

Not worried about climate change? Rising food prices may change your mind Richard Dixon

Think Scotland won’t get another nuclear power station? Think again Richard Dixon

'Doomist' climate scientists have a point in the war of words with 'optimists' Richard Dixon

Why 'boring bank manager' Swinney isn't going to stop SNP's decline Kenny MacAskill

Swinney once championed bold action on climate change. Does he still? Richard Dixon

Does Sunak like litter? UK Government delays recycling scheme yet again Richard Dixon

One of SNP policies meant to make up for scrapped climate target is set to fail Richard Dixon

Dream of developing major green hydrogen industry appears to be evaporating Richard Dixon

Is Scottish Government set to water down its 2030 emissions target? Richard Dixon

Readers' Letters: Sturgeon and co should help save Aye Write! festival

If a person has only a few days to live, medics can withdraw treatment at the patient's request, says reader (Picture: Robert Kneschke/Adobe)

Readers' Letters: Sometimes people just need to die

Grouse estates thought they were above the law, but those days are numbered Richard Dixon

Scotland must urgently tackle greenhouse gas that's 80 times as potent as carbon Richard Dixon

Heat pumps, not hydrogen boilers, are the future of home heating Richard Dixon

Scotland should join global movement for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Richard Dixon

How Scotland is working with African countries on a renewable energy boom Richard Dixon

Scotland is well placed in the journey towards mass electric car ownership, writes Dr Richard Dixon. PIC: John Walton/PA Wire

Electric car ownership for the masses is within reach as prices fall

Labour's retreat over £28bn-a-year green fund has hurt their climate credibility Richard Dixon

Wildfires amid a 40C heatwave in Chile have killed more than 100 people and destroyed at least 1,300 homes (Picture: Claudio Santana/Getty Images)

Tory logic behind UK oil and gas boom is clearly insane

Solar panels, like these hanging over a field of soybeans in France, are a cheap and green way to produce energy (Picture: Patrick Hertzog/AFP via Getty Images)

Global renewable energy boom gives hope for the future

Barbaric grouse shooting must be properly regulated Richard Dixon

Nuclear reactors are too expensive and take too long to build (Picture: Philippe Desmazes/AFP via Getty Images)

Why nuclear reactors are not the future of energy

The Post Office Horizon scandal has dominated the news agenda this week (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)

Readers Letters: Post Office compensation to sub-postmasters is not enough

As climate records are smashed, another oilman is set to chair COP talks Richard Dixon

COP28's failings have amplified calls for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Richard Dixon

Lake Titicaca, South America’s largest freshwater lake, is in the grip of an unprecedented drought (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP) (Photo by AIZAR RALDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Major oil producers at COP28 are stopping world from kicking fossil fuel habit

Heat pumps like this one on a house near Oslo are commonplace in Norway and other Scandinavian countries (Picture: Petter Berntsen/AFP via Getty Images)

Heat pumps are new battleground for those opposed to climate change action

Much more work needs to be done to ensure a 'just transition' for workers when the Grangemouth oil refinery closes (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Grangemouth closure plan no surprise, so lack of just transition is worrying

People who vape should choose reusable devices over disposable ones (Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Disposable vapes are one of the most wasteful things you can buy. Time for a ban

Twenty years in prison would make the worst polluters think twice Richard Dixon

Cop28 provides an opportunity to underline Scotland’s commitment to being a good global citizen, says First Minister Humza Yousaf (Picture: Andy Buchanana/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotsman Letters: Yousaf has no reason to jet off to Dubai climate summit

Will Labour be brave enough to reject oil licences in the pipeline Richard Dixon

Good ideas on climate change more needed than ever Richard Dixon

As world embraces renewables, Rishi Sunak leads UK in wrong direction Richard Dixon

Insurance industry knows the devastating truth about the cost of climate change Richard Dixon

Somali children in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya roll water containers towards their makeshift shelter. Five consecutive seasons of failed rains have driven many Somalis to leave their country (Picture: Bobb Muriithi/AFP via Getty Images)

As climate change accelerates, Sunak is back to cutting the 'green crap'
The world is seeing growing signs of the dangers of global warming, but the Conservatives appear increasingly opposed to action to tackle the problem

Sunak's climate stance and Rosebank oil field go-ahead are crazy gambles Richard Dixon

Rishi Sunak visits a Land Rover plant in Warwick in July for an announcement about a new electric car battery factory (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

SNP shouldn’t have just accepted Sunak’s delay of new petrol car ban

How Scotland is falling behind Wales on environmental issues Richard Dixon

Protests calling for more action to tackle climate change can make a difference (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Edinburgh climate protest march set to be the biggest in four years

'Polluter pays' principle is under threat Richard Dixon

Richard Dixon believes the Scottish Government should join the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance. Image: Andy Buchanan/Getty Images.

Time for Scotland join alliance to end oil production

How local councils in Scotland have a vital role in climate action Richard Dixon

Greenwashing campaign by fossil fuel firms is delaying action to cut emissions Richard Dixon

Public support for action on climate change depends on their knowledge of the issue (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

It's time to spell out just how much of a climate crisis we are in

Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, has urged developed nations to reach net-zero carbon emissions by as close to 2040 as possible (Picture: John Minchillo-Pool/Getty Images)

Scotland should be first nation to heed UN’s call to reach net-zero by 2040

Tories and Labour are ditching climate action even as warning signs increase Richard Dixon

Fossil fuel companies could win trillions in 'compensation' for climate action Richard Dixon

As climate change tipping points loom, protest is vital Richard Dixon

Yousaf needs to show he's not as 'apathetic' about environmental issues as Sunak Richard Dixon

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