Environment

Alan Simpson: Estimating problems does no good whatsoever

Alan Simpson: Estimating problems does no good whatsoever
AMIDST all the grim news of the past few weeks, it appears to be quite a good time to be alive if you happen to be a mountain hare.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Chancellor Rishi Sunak doubles tax relief for oil and gas firms

Edinburgh drivers urged to check cars after activists target 'around 100 SUVs'

Edinburgh drivers urged to check cars after activists deflate 'around 100 SUV' tyres

How Potfest Scotland broke the mould to become a major event in the Scottish arts festival calendar

Sponsored How Potfest Scotland broke the mould to become a major event in the Scottish arts festival calendar

Charles Hammond OBE, Group Chief Executive of Forth Ports Limited

Agenda: Green freeports offer a vision of success for Scotland

Northern lights could be visible in Scotland this week

Northern lights could be visible in Scotland this week

People on the beach in Spain,

Spain's record heat just start of a heatwave summer. Time for another staycation?

The Environmental Cost of eCommerce Returns

Agenda: Striving to reduce the climate impact of e-commerce

As the climate shifts, new visitors are winging their way north

PREMIUM As the climate shifts, new visitors are winging their way north

What, Scottish Water, are you doing to stop sewage entering our rivers?

Exclusive Dirty rivers: What is Scottish Water doing to stop sewage entering our waterways?

Alison Baker of the River Trust on the Almondell River by the proposed bathing pools. STY ALLAN..Pic Gordon Terris Herald & Times..25/4/22.

"Children could be paddling here and there's no sign that they dump sewage"

Scotland is at increasing risk of drought and needs to save water now

Scotland is at increasing risk of drought and needs to save water now

SUVs were targetted in the City Quay area of Dundee (Image (L) by Tyre Extinguishers).

Tyre Extinguishers claim they 'can't be stopped' as Dundee SUVs targeted again

Nicola Sturgeon has called for new oil and gas projects to face tough new climate checks

Updated Sturgeon: Oil and gas projects should be blocked without 'robust' climate test

We should not ignore benefits of eating meat for both public health and rural Scotland

We should not ignore benefits of eating meat for both public health and rural Scotland

Planning is under way for the first releases in 2023

Wildcats 'set to save species' from extinction born at wildlife park

Scotland single-use plastics ban to come into effect: What it means for you?

Scotland single-use plastics ban to come into effect: What it means for you?

Scotland's oil and gas production is now worth around £100 million per day

Letters: There is a cast-iron case for imposing a windfall tax on profiteering oil companies

The Herald Higher Education Awards will take place on Tuesday 31st May

Awards will be a lesson in adaptation and innovation

Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm is the world’s largest operating floating windfarm

Climate for Change Depth of knowledge is powering Scotland's green energy transition

SNP Islands Secretary Mairi Gougeon

Revealed: Six Scottish islands to become carbon neutral by 2040 under SNP plan

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a Q&A session at the New York Times Climate Hub at the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. Picture date: Wednesday November 3, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Cop26 . Photo credit should read: Jeff J

Vicky Allan: Stop the moaning. Sturgeon is right: Scotland can lead on climate

Carbon capture pioneer raises more than £50m in latest investment round

New carbon-cutting business tool launched by Akari

New carbon-cutting business tool launched by Akari

Teachers have been under growing stress, with some threatening strike action, over the disruptive behaviour of pupils

Letters: It is high time we held parents to account over the issue of bad behaviour in our schools

Zoila Brozas fishes on the opening of the Tay Salmon Fishing Season on January 15, 2022 in Meikleour, (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images).

Andrew Douglas-Home: Would someone explain to me why Scots can't fish for salmon on a Sunday?

Big Read: The case for eating read meat is a clear and simple one

Big Read: The case for eating read meat is a clear and simple one

People inspect the area of a landslide after heavy rainfall in Dima Hasao district, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Monday, May 16, 2022. At least eight people have died in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s

Deaths in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain in India's Assam region

Institute of Directors chief economist Kitty Ussher

Firms that achieve net zero should pay lower taxes say industry leaders

Agenda: How switching on data can help us switch off

Agenda: How switching on data can help us switch off

New species arriving in Scotland are being given new Gaelic names

PREMIUM New species arriving in Scotland are being given new Gaelic names

Battle lines drawn over windfarm plans on world-renowned peatland

PREMIUM Battle lines drawn over windfarm plans on world-renowned peatland

Letters: Minimum pricing only gives the alcohol industry unearned extra profits. We need better solutions

Letters: Minimum pricing only gives the alcohol industry unearned extra profits. We need better solutions

The Blood Moon total lunar eclipse takes place this week - here's when to see it. Picture: Canva

Blood moon 2022: Here's how to see the total lunar eclipse in Scotland

Scots lab to discover whether algae can cure all ills

PREMIUM Scots lab to discover whether algae can cure all ills

Alok Sharma: 'The window to meet Glasgow COP26 targets is closing fast':

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Alok Sharma: 'The window to meet Glasgow COP26 targets is closing fast':

PREMIUM Can algae be the key to the future?

Review finds councils ‘massively
underestimate’carbon footprints

PREMIUM Review finds councils ‘massively underestimate’carbon footprints

Issue of the day: Little Miss Muffet goes vegan

Coldplay sustainable tour

Coldplay dubbed “useful idiots for greenwashing”.

Eco-house in search of a Scottish home

Eco-house in search of a Scottish home

Neptune operates the giant Cygnus gas field in the North Sea Picture: Neptune Energy

North Sea heavyweight posts 150% increase in UK profits amid gas price surge

Disabled in Glasgow facing 'hostility and aggression

Disabled in Glasgow facing 'hostility’ for car use

SSEN has called for extensive growth in the number of wind turbines in the north of Scotland

Letters: Have wind farm developers no souls?

Dominic Hall, Future Nature Development Manager, at Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority

Agenda: A new vision for biodiversity in Loch Lomond national park

Updated BP pledges to reinvest all North Sea profits into Britain amid windfall tax calls

New investment in green energy needed for north of Scotland to help nation meet net zero

PREMIUM New investment in green energy needed for north of Scotland to help nation meet net zero

Harbour Energy operates the Judy platform in the North Sea Picture: Harbour Energy

North Sea oil firms underline scale of profits being made in the area

Rishi Sunak unveiled a £9.1bn package of measures to help householders with energy bills in February, which critics said was inadequate Picture: Justin Tallis/PA Wire

PREMIUM Mark Williamson: Windfall tax calls intensify as oil giants enjoy North Sea bonanza

Is it time for electricity standing charges to be abolished?

Letters: Let's have a radical rethink of how we charge for domestic gas and electricity

Elizabeth Leighton, Director, Existing Homes Alliance Scotland

Agenda: Why we must make energy-efficient homes a priority

FILE- Nepalese female climber Lhakpa Sherpa talks with Associated Press in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 23, 2018. The Nepali Sherpa woman living in Connecticut scaled Mount Everest Thursday breaking her own record of the most climbs of the world's highest

Sherpa woman breaks her own record by climbing Everest for 10th time

A leaflet left on a SUV windscreen by activists.

Climate activists vow to deflate tires of 10,000 UK SUVs by the end of the year

SNP Energy Secretary Michael Matheson has ruled out backing nuclear power

UK minister tells SNP Government to 'drop opposition' to nuclear power