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Airports like Edinburgh have been running close to capacity for years, says one reader

Scotsman Letters: Domestic air passengers faster, greener journeys via train

First Minister Humza Yousaf was in Peterhead on Tuesday to visit the power station.

'Stop dithering and delaying project'

Scottish farming: There is more common ground than we might think

David Cockburn (CFO) and Callum Bastock (CEO and founder), CCL Logistics & Technology. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Ayrshire tech outfit sets £100 million goal after surge in sales and investment

Scotland's DRS would save 160,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually in its proposed form, but would lose more than a quarter of these emissions savings if glass is removed from the scheme, according to figures from Zero Waste Scotland. Picture: Warren Media

Would the deposit return recycling scheme slash greenhouse gas emissions?

Companies need to be prepared to handle increasing quantities of data

Meet deluge of data with a vision for transparency - David Caskie

The City of Glasgow College aid it was a "sector leader in sustainability." Picture: Creative Commons

College which spent £250,000 on COP26 sees spike in emissions

The City of Glasgow College aid it was a "sector leader in sustainability." Picture: Creative Commons

College which spent £250,000 on COP26 sees spike in emissions

Fraser Lynes is Managing Director of Cruden Homes

Green homes will drive the reimagination of age-exclusive living - Fraser Lynes

Carol Mitchell, BHF Scotland Regional Manager

Join the Reuse Revolution and help save the planet - Carol Mitchell

Circular economy minister Lorna Slater. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

Slater confirms Sturgeon letter to PM and has 'confidence' in DRS launch

Students in the Netherlands have built a 3D printed car that is fully electric and removes carbon dioxide from the air.

Students build fully electric car that removes carbon dioxide from air

Land Rover Discovery review: seven-seat pioneer still one of the best

Seeing the sights on foot can help to cut your carbon footprint when travelling (photo: Adobe)

Ten tips for tourists to cut their carbon footprint

The government department led by energy secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has also been downgraded by assessors over energy efficiency issues. Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty

Downing Street slammed for 'embarrassing' CO2 emissions in COP presidency year

The multi-role, emergency response and rescue vessel, Cygnus Sentinel, will also support an upcoming drilling campaign on the Cygnus field.

Neptune Energy awards £10m vessel contract to Aberdeen's Sentinel Marine

Mac Mackie, Managing Director at Mackie’s of Scotland with Kathryn Darbandi, Serco’s Managing Director for Caledonian Sleeper.

Mackie’s on track with Caledonian Sleeper partnership

What does the 1.5 degrees global warming target mean for the world? Pictured: The Great Barrier Reef (Getty Images)

Here's what 1.5 degrees of global warming will mean for the planet

2022 Honda HR-V review: Sensible SUV puts passengers first

The largest offshore wind installation vessel in the world, the Heerema Sleipnir, was used in the construction project off the Fife coast
Pic: Heerema

New Fife windfarm could power up to 375,000 homes

Switching to plant-based cheese can reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent compa...

The NEOS plant crushes locally grown rapeseed, most of which is grown within 15 miles of the plant.

Sustainable and local sourcing allows healthy and efficient animal feed systems ...

Scallops are one of the most valuable catches for Scotland

Scallop dredging kit change could reduce damage to environment

Royal Mail staff with the UAV which will be used for island deliveries

Watch: Royal Mail drone flies daily post to Scotland's remotest islands

clothes rail

Join the Reuse Revolution to fund the British Heart Foundation’s vital research ...

The Sir Walter Scott on Loch Katrine, where is hopes to sail again this summer. PIC: Paul Saunders.

100 days to save Scotland's oldest passenger steamship

A new report from the Energy Transitions Commission recommends a 'portfolio' of carbon dioxide removal techniques -- including natural and engineered methods -- will be necessary alongside dramatic emissions cut if the world is to have any chance of limiting global warming to the internationally agreed target of 1.5C. Photo: John Giles/PA Wire

Climate solutions: How nature and tech combo can avoid carbon budget overshoot

New number plates: 7 ways to save money on your car costs in 2022

The growth strategy is bolstered with the appointment of Jason Brown as Aker Solutions’ head of renewables in the UK.

Aberdeen to benefit as Aker Solutions looks to recruit 200 people in UK

Martin Jarvie is an Architect Associate at BDP

Retrofitting buildings is the greenest strategy - Martin Jarvie

Take the train rather than flying (photo: Shutterstock)

Going Green - Are you thinking of making great escape with sun summer break?

The biomethane refuelling station has opened at the Eurocentral site off the M8 near Bellshill.

'Green' refuelling station that can fill up 450 lorries per day opens near M8

Duncan Batchelor, Partner at Clyde & Co

Recent legal reforms mean increased litigation risk for corporations in Scotland...

2021 Honda HR-V hyrbid review: It’s nice to be nice

More than a third of British females are unaware of the impact single-use period...

COP26: Action needed to stop billionaires from ‘plundering the planet’, Oxfam says

Action needed to stop billionaires from ‘plundering the planet’, Oxfam says

Mike Gray is GreenClub's general manager, working alongside another ex-PGA man, Liam Greasley. Picture: Ten Foot Tall Photography.

COP26: Scottish golf clubs urged to reduce carbon emissions

Electric car quotas and £620m for chargers under new Net Zero strategy

In 2020, Vodafone committed itself to reaching net-zero emissions by 2040 (image: Alan Lu/Vodaphone)

Vodafone is switching to sim cards made using recycled plastic

Tim Harper, CEO of hydrogen refuelling specialist Element 2

Green hydrogen is the answer to electric vehicle infrastructure shortfall - Tim ...

Brewers seek more sustainable barley

An Airbus A320neo with a special sustainability livery as the airline has operated its first flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

BA operates first flight with SAF

The building industry is working at full stretch

In rush to build, we must commit to green future Allan Callaghan

Mazda6 review: is this the last chance for saloons?

SEC Armadillo. Venue for COP26. Picture: John Devlin/JPIMedia

Revealed: 'Shocking' carbon footprint of COP26 venues

Volvo V90 PHEV review: premium practicality from stylish Swede

Drivers of older cars will have to pay more for their fuel

What is E10 petrol? UK’s new fuel explained

1 in 4 drivers in the dark about E10 fuel as new petrol rolled out

Flooding as Tropical Storm Henri approached in New London, Connecticut earlier this week. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotland can lead the way with carbon capture and storage - Stuart Haszeldine

Virgin Atlantic: 'Innovation and sustainability leadership is firmly in our DNA'

Virgin Atlantic turning green after signing up for Scottish air capture facility

Phil Smart, Assistant Policy Manager, Rail Freight Group

New chapter in the story of the Night Mail as freight train travel enters a new ...

A drought in Rosario, Argentina has seen areas of the Parana river basin, which provides drinking water for close to 40 million people in South America, dry up - environmentalists believe climate change, diminishing rainfall, deforestation and the advance of agriculture is to blame

Could the future of humanity be decided in Glasgow in under 90 days?

If given the go-ahead, the site, in the waters off Shetland, could yield as many as 255 million barrels of oil over its lifetime, environmental campaigners at Oxfam Scotland said.

Scottish ministers have duty to speak out against Cambo oilfield, says Oxfam

The UK’s first fleet of six fully electric buses serving rural communities was unveiled by SP Energy Networks in partnership with Stagecoach West Scotland. Picture: Jeff Holmes

Stagecoach to create 80 contact centre jobs at Perth HQ as bus firm goes green

BMW 4 Series

BMW 4 Series review: confident coupe faces down its critics

An example of a floating wind turbine as proposed under the ambitious North Sea plans.

Crunch time looms for floating wind and hydrogen scheme to turn North Sea green

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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

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

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