Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌎

The @edfringe is back soon and we’ve picked fantastic climate-themed shows for you to enjoy 👀 We've got recommendations in comedy, drag musicals, dance & community theatre.🎭 Plus the environmental highlights from the Book, Art & Film Festivals too.📚 foe.scot/climate-shows-…

The climate crisis is at our door - so in this month’s mag we asked people working in the environmental and food sectors what they think can be done - we hear from: @JamiePolitics of @OxfamScotland @catrina_randall of @FoEScot and others Read it all here: okt.to/s6GKzX

⚡ We need thousands of electricians to install solar panels, windmills, car chargers... So here’s the choice: 🤩 Invest now. Create quality apprenticeships, train the electricians we need and build the green economy of the future Or 😥 Do it on the cheap. Condemn a generation to unemployment. Have semi-skilled ‘fitters’ do some of what’s needed but lack the skills as a country to build the future 🪧 Take action. cutt.ly/SparxSkills @FoEScot

2 days to go! Join us this Sat 13 June for a fundraising gig in Glasgow 💚 Featuring Pippa Blundell, Sandino e seu Bando, Alycia Pirmohamed, and Henry Bell. Book your ticket: act.foe.scot/defendthedefen…

🚨 A devastating new @BBCWorld investigation has obtained internal Shell documents revealing the company knowingly operated a major pipeline in Nigeria for years while it was causing widespread pollution. #ShellKnew

Household energy bills are being driven upwards by the insatiable greed of energy companies. 📈 They are profiteering from the war in Iran. 🤑 People in Scotland are paying for the failure of politicians here to transition our energy system away from fossil fuels. 🛢️🔥

Since the war in Iran started, it seemed certain that oil companies would be profiteering and people would be hit with higher energy bills. So why have Scottish politicians spent months pleading for lower taxes on these greedy companies? foe.scot/politicians-ca…

Revealed: 75% of Scottish landfills under investigation over pollution permit breaches Any companies found to have broken the terms of their permits must be penalised for putting people and nature at risk. thenational.scot/news/26111780.…

"Scientists have little doubt that human-caused climate change - largely the result of the burning of coal, oil and gas - has supercharged the heat."

@PriceofOil 4/ The report's conclusion is stark: this would leave "ports with no trade, suppliers with no customers, and skilled workers with no employers." Public support for climate action remains strong. We need a just transition for workers and communities. oilchangeuk.org/left-behind-ho…

@PriceofOil 3/ The damage wouldn't be spread evenly. Scotland would be hit with 13% of short-term job losses despite being 8% of the population. Already fragile economies like North East England, East Anglia, the West Midlands, Inverness & the North East highlands would be hit the hardest.

1/ A new report has put a number on what Reform UK's climate policy rollback would actually cost: nearly 500,000 jobs destroyed within 3 years. That's comparable to almost every teacher in the UK losing their job. Here's what the research with @priceofoil found 👇

DEFEND THE DEFENDERS Join us for an evening of music, poetry and international solidarity on Saturday 13 June in Glasgow✊ act.foe.scot/fundraiser

With so many new MSPs and loud voices against climate action, now is not the time to despair.  It's the time to come together, get organised and show the new Scottish Parliament our vision for a better world. foe.scot/what-comes-nex…

The 2026 World Cup is set to be the “most polluting” ever, with emissions nearly twice the historical average. Transport is a major culprit with the Bosnian team travelling 5,000km across three games. And it is sponsored by oil giant Saudi Aramco.... 🤯 theguardian.com/football/2026/…

Join climate justice groups to discuss our next steps after the Scottish Parliament elections. We’ll discuss the results, how to reach MSPs and build power in our communities. The Boardwalk, Glasgow - light dinner provided. 📍 Thurs 27 May 📆 act.foe.scot/post_election_…

We stand with the Union of People Affected by Chevron-Texaco, who are still fighting and calling for real justice for the people of the Lago Agrio region. Defending the Amazon means defending life✊ #DontPayChevron #StopCorporateImpunity

An ISDS court ruled that the Ecuadorian government should pay Chevron $220 million, overruling an earlier legal victory ordering Chevron to pay damages to impacted communities.

Today, we join groups across the world standing in solidarity with the Union of People Affected by Chevron-Texaco/ Friends of the Earth Ecuador @udapt_oficial ✊ 🧵