Argyll police to help cope with COP26
Police officers from across the UK will be deployed to November’s UN climate crisis conference in Glasgow, in one of the country’s largest ever security operations
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Can we afford to miss the boat?
With sea level rises expected to flood most of Oban and Fort William in the next 30 years if climate crisis talks fail in Glasgow this November, an Argyll woodsman has built a Noah’s Ark to make people think about what’s at stake.
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SAMS scientists and subs return safe from melting glacier in Svalbard
‘It is like the west of Scotland, but with huge ice streams between the peaks,’ said Professor Mark Inall of SAMS. ‘[The glacier] has retreated half the distance from Connel to Taynuilt, which is the distance I bike.’
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Climate hustings for Argyll and Bute MSP candidates
Time for Change Argyll and Bute, an Argyll-wide climate action group, has organised a climate-focused hustings on Tuesday April 20, starting at 7.30pm.
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MP backs ‘revolutionary’ climate bill
‘I’m proud to be amongst the first 100 MPs from across eight political parties in backing this revolutionary proposal,’ said the SNP’s Mr O’Hara.
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Lochaber and islands on track to hit tree-planting targets
The Highland and Islands, including Lochaber, has a rich history in forestry.
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Nadiya Hussain joins Food Waste Action Week
Cook, TV presenter and author Nadiya has joined forces with Food Waste Action Week to help tackle the climate emergency and challenge people to reduce their household food waste.
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Farming, crofting and climate change
NFU Scotland is hosting a webinar on Farming For 1.5°C Inquiry Report tomorrow evening, Tuesday February 23, at 6pm.
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Council’s charter pledge
Councillor Currie says it underlines council’s commitment to tackling climate change.
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Publishing Scotland film focuses on nature writing
‘All the signs are there that we are very close to some kind of tipping point, beyond which the planet as we know it, can’t recover. It is the duty of a nature writer to say that as often, and as loudly and as persuasively as possible. There’s nothing more important.’