Climate change

Lego has ditched plans to make bricks out of recycled bottles (BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Lego scraps plans to make bricks out of recycled plastic bottles

Liz McAreavey, CEO at Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

Edinburgh Airport set for post-pandemic take off - Liz McAreavey

Met Office warns 40C summers & extreme heat to become more common

Angus Robertson, right, meets Arnold Schwarzenegger, bodybuilder, actor and former Republican governor of California

How Arnie and Scotland are working to reach net-zero – Angus Robertson

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land

Rare penguin chick hatched at Edinburgh Zoo

Watch as rare penguin chick hatches at Edinburgh Zoo

Sir David Attenborough says nature in the British Isles can be as dramatic and spectacular as anything else he’s seen across the world

David Attenborough - how to watch documentaries for free

King Charles III

King Charles rebuffs Heathrow Airport offer

Scientists fear UK outbreak after British woman infected with virus following trip to France

Scientists fear Dengue fever outbreak after British woman infected

When is International Women’s Day 2023?

King Charles and The Queen Consort’s announce first State visit of their reign

King Charles and Queen Consort announce first State visit

Grandson of original Mr Cadbury to open luxury chocolate shops in UK

Met Office says 2022 will be UK’s warmest year on record

Asian hornet alert as insects spotted in UK

Children catch fish in a flooded street on Sunday after heavy monsoon rains in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (Picture: Abdul Majeed/AFP via Getty Images)

King Charles can have a positive influence on climate action – Angus Robertson

West Lothian fire: Pictures show firefighters still battling West Lothian wildfire which broke out three days ago

Firefighters still battling wildfire which broke out three days ago
Firefighters continue to tackle a large grass fire which broke out in West Lothian three days ago.

Lindsey Cole, an 'urban mermaid', who is hoping to raise awareness of the plastic pandemic with her adventure swim across the Firth of Forth.

Mermaid swims across Firth of Forth

The Water of Leith, just upstream from Dean Village, appears completely still (Picture: Ian Johnston)

Water of Leith is so low it looks like the river has stopped flowing

Edinburgh heatwave: Hot weather returning to Edinburgh this week - here's when and how hot it could get

Hot weather is returning to Edinburgh this week

Solar panels on the roof of the War Memorial Building in Edinburgh Castle (Picture: Santiago Arribas Pena/Historic Environment Scotland)

Demand for eco-friendly homes means planning departments need proper funding

Edinburgh weather: Here is what the weather in the Capital will look like today as temperatures start to drop

Here is what the weather in the Capital will look like today

Lorna Slater is a Lothian Green MSP and Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity

Climate crisis not a future problem it is here now - Lorna Slater

Scotland may not be seeing wildfires like this one in Louchats, south-western France, but high temperatures can be dangerous (Picture: Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images)

Angus Robertson MSP: Heat warnings must be taken seriously. Here's what to do

A local resident trying to help fight a forest fire on the Greek island of Evia gestures after the hose runs dry (Picture: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Global disaster must not be legacy we leave to our children and grandchildren

Most Brits are still committed to tackling the climate crisis despite cost of li...

A note is left by the activists after they deflate tyres on vehicles

Eco-activists letting down SUV tyres are idiots – Hayley Matthews

The Emperor moth is one of the most spectacular species seen in British woodlands.
Pic: Natural history museum

Moths disappearing from UK woods faster than from farms or cities
Moth numbers have declined more in UK woodlands over the last half century than in any other habitat, according to a new study.

Climate change and conservation will be in the spotlight at the Edinburgh Science Festival in April.

Climate change and conservation to the fore at Edinburgh Science Festival

Royal Bank of Scotland, part of NatWest Group, is launching new green loans and green asset finance. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

RBS takes aim at net zero goal after launching green loan support for SMEs

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The climate crisis is scary - how do we tell our kids about it?

Frank O’Donnell, AKA the Surface Water Guy.

Government must pump cash into Scottish Water to avert crisis, says expert

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a stark message on climate change.

COP26: Boris Johnson's stark warning on climate change emergency

Protesters march and hold placards as they take part in the Global Climate Strike in Edinburgh in 2019 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Young Scottish climate activists' message to leaders ahead of COP26

Nicky Cox MBE, Editor in chief, First News (photo: C4 Lens C5 CAMM)

Supporting children to change the world

Dalkeith grandparent James Slight with his grandson, Jackson.

Dalkeith grandad shares his fears for his grandson in latest climate change stud...

Getting more people to travel by train rather than car is crucial to the fight against climate change (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Will SNP stand by as ScotRail cuts hundreds of services? – Neil Findlay

An area completely destroyed by the floods in the Blessem district of Erftstadt, western Germany, in July (Picture: Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images)

After 'code red for humanity', politicians need to feel the heat – Neil Findlay

Unlike fast fashion, clothes at Junk Kouture, the world's biggest youth sustainability fashion event, are made from recycled waste (Picture: Antony Jones/Getty Images for Junk Kouture)

We must tackle fast fashion's impact on climate change – Alex Cole-Hamilton

Pupils in Scotland and across the world are taking over classes as part of the international Teach the Teachers campaign, calling for education on climate change to be made a mandatory part of school lessons

Climate change: Pupils demand subject is mandatory in schools

Petrochemical giant Ineos has announced it will spend more than £1 billion on switching to 'blue' hydrogen, using carbon capture and storage, to power operations as its oil refinery and manufacturing plants at Grangemouth

Petrochemical giant Ineos to spend £1bn on green measures

Petrochemical giant Ineos has announced it will spend more than £1 billion on switching to 'blue' hydrogen, using carbon capture and storage, to power operations as its oil refinery and manufacturing plants at Grangemouth

Petrochemical giant Ineos to spend £1bn on green measures

A special online event for people with learning disabilities has been organised as part of Scotland's Climate Fringe and will allow participants to question politician, express their views and explain some of the difficulties they face in living a greener lifestyle

Special climate event for people with learning disabilities ahead of COP26

Active travel, like cycling, cuts carbon emissions and improves health (Picture: Andrew O'Brien/JPI Media)

City must change after ‘code red for humanity’ on climate change – Eleanor Bird

Parts of Leith could be underwater within a lifetime unless politicians like Nicola Sturgeon take climate change seriously (Picture: Fraser Bremner/pool/Getty Images)

The Scottish government is not taking climate change seriously – Ian Murray MP

The world's attention is turning towards the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow as this sand art on a beach in the Wirral, Merseyside shows (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

UN climate summit must hear voice of the young generation – Angus Robertson MSP

Boris Johnson and broadcaster and conservationist David Attenborough at the launch of the United Nations' Climate Change conference, Cop26, in London in February last year (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Fresh evidence that Johnson isn't serious about climate change – Angus Robertson

A firefighter and locals rush to try to save a burning house as wildfires approach the village of Pefki on Evia, Greece's second largest island (Picture: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Time is running out to avoid a climate change catastrophe – Angus Robertson MSP

From left: SCDI CEO Sara Thiam with Pawprint's Mark McCafferty and Christian Arno. Picture: contributed.

SCDI accelerates efforts to tackle climate change with new tie-up

The Bootleg Fire burns near Bly, Oregon, amid record temperatures and drought (Picture: USDA Forest Service via Getty Images)

US wildfires and Edinburgh's new cycle lanes are connected – Steve Cardownie

Glasgow is known for many things, including the traffic cone on the Duke of Wellington's statue. This year it could become synonymous with the fight against climate change (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

How 'Glasgow' can become a byword for saving the planet – Ian Murray MP

Cold showers, reusing teabags and renting children's toys are among the top 50 h...

The devastating and deadly floods in Western Europe point to the shape of things to come (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Zero-carbon plan is the path to bright future – Claire Miller and Steve Burgess

A wildfire burns near the drought-stricken Shasta Lake in Lakehead, California, earlier this month amid a severe heatwave (Picture: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

Why I don't trust Boris to run vital Cop26 climate change summit – Helen Martin

Exhaust fumes can be a killer as well as contributing to climate change (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

SNP U-turn on deadly air pollution is a disgrace – Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

EasyJet has announced a series of new UK routes this summer after Covid restrictions severely curtailed European travel. (Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)

Aviation insiders dismayed by new UK routes amid climate fight – Alastair Dalton