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Almost 2,000 penalties charges were issued to drivers in the first 11 days of the city’s low emission zone (LEZ) – with Tories branding the total ‘astronomical’ (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Tory condemns ‘astronomical’ number of penalties issued in low emission zone

A Scottish council has been criticised for handing out almost 2,000 penalties in the first 11 days after its low emission zone (LEZ)...

Former Green MSP Robin Harper has now joined the Labour Party it was revealed (David Cheskin/PA)
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UK’s first ever Green parliamentarian joins Labour Party

Former Scottish Greens leader Robin Harper has joined the Labour Party

Campaigners fear the impact the Batang Toru dam will have on critically-endangered orangutans (Michael Holmes/PA)
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Call for orangutan row firm to be barred from renewable leases

Opposition grows towards wind farm bid by Red Rock Power over parent company's Indonesian dam project that could threaten rare orangutan.

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Scottish leader hails ‘new beginning’ after ending deal with Greens

Scottish Green Party's power-sharing arrangement ends after upset over abandonment of a key climate change target.

EmissionsNewsPolitics

Scotland Net Zero Secretary McAllan challenged over delayed climate change plan

Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan has refused to say if the delayed update to Scotland’s climate change plan will be published before November...

ClimateEmissionsNews

Scotland’s 2030 emissions target now ‘beyond what is credible’, experts say

The level of emissions reductions needed for Scotland to reach its 2030 climate change targets is now “beyond what is credible” to be...

ClimateEmissionsNews

Achieving net zero could cost Scotland £1.1bn a year until 2050, report warns

Meeting net zero commitments could cost the Scottish Government an average of more than £1.1 billion a year until 2050, a report has...

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