Reading Time: 6 minutesOn 1 June 2022, a ban on certain single-use plastic products in Scotland came into force. However, initially, the ban was not fully effective. This
Tag: Environment
Governing nature – halting biodiversity loss
Reading Time: 7 minutesHow are governments working to halt and reverse biodiversity loss? This is the second of two blogs on biodiversity and explores Scotland’s progress in this area and ongoing changes to biodiversity policy.
Nature’s variety: Biodiversity explained
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat is biodiversity loss, how does it happen and why does it matter? This two-part blog explores biodiversity loss and how governments are acting to halt it.
Is there a “war on the motorist”?
Reading Time: 8 minutesA blog considering whether media claims of a “war on the motorist” are supported by robust evidence.
What’s cookin’? Stage 3 of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog summarises the discussions around the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill to date, ahead of Stage 3 consideration by the Parliament on Tuesday 14 June 2022.
International Climate Assessments – Round Six
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently published the third and final part of its review of global climate research. Known as Assessment
Energy price crisis – impacts and remedies in Scotland
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog explores the key drivers of energy price rises, expert commentary, and some of the responses from Scottish and UK governments.
Scottish Government’s 10 year strategy for economic transformation
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog gives an overview of the Scottish Government’s 10 year strategy for economic transformation
Land, space and place: NPF4 and land use
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog looks at the relationship between Scotland’s Fourth National Planning Framework and other strategic land uses.
NPF4: Mainstreaming Climate Change?
Reading Time: 6 minutesIntroduction Published during COP26, the Draft Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) provides a statutory strategy and framework for land use out to Scotland’s net zero