Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland is the devolved Scottish
equivalent of Stop Climate Chaos
UK. It is a coalition formed by trade unions, environmental and international development organisations, faith and other groups to campaign for government action on climate change, and was launched in September 2005. The co-ordinator is Ruth Dawkins and the Chair is Mike Robinson.
Its aim is to ensure that world leaders act so that greenhouse gas
emissions are falling irreversibly by 2015, keeping average global temperature increase to under 2°C (3.6°F).
Following a UK Coalition launch in September 2005, a Scottish co-ordinator was appointed in July 2006.
The coalition’s first major activity was in Autumn 2006, when it held a series of public lectures at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
. 16 events ran over a fortnight, with speakers including George Monbiot
, Aubrey Meyer
, Mayer Hillman
, Mark Lynas
, James Curran
, David Reay
, Fred Pearce
and Martin Parry.
Since then, the coalition has hosted speakers such as Chris Goodall
, Kevin Anderson
of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and environmental photographer Mark Edwards.
They currently provide secretariat support for the Cross Party Group on Climate Change in the Scottish Parliament
.
In April 2008, more than 20,000 of the coalition’s supporters responded to a Scottish Government consultation on a Scottish Climate Change Bill. Throughout Spring 2008 the coalition has been running a media partnership with the Sunday Herald
newspaper.
As of June 2008, the coalition represents more than 1.5 million people through its member organisations.
See also Stop Climate Chaos
(UK) Members.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
equivalent of Stop Climate Chaos
Stop Climate Chaos
Stop Climate Chaos is a climate change coalition of primarily environmental and international development NGOs that was formed in September 2005. The coalition ran the big I Count campaign in 2006–07 and organised The Wave - a campaign focused on the climatic impacts of energy production which...
UK. It is a coalition formed by trade unions, environmental and international development organisations, faith and other groups to campaign for government action on climate change, and was launched in September 2005. The co-ordinator is Ruth Dawkins and the Chair is Mike Robinson.
Its aim is to ensure that world leaders act so that greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone...
emissions are falling irreversibly by 2015, keeping average global temperature increase to under 2°C (3.6°F).
Following a UK Coalition launch in September 2005, a Scottish co-ordinator was appointed in July 2006.
The coalition’s first major activity was in Autumn 2006, when it held a series of public lectures at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Originally founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies four sites across Scotland — Edinburgh,...
. 16 events ran over a fortnight, with speakers including George Monbiot
George Monbiot
George Joshua Richard Monbiot is an English writer, known for his environmental and political activism. He lives in Machynlleth, Wales, writes a weekly column for The Guardian, and is the author of a number of books, including Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain and Bring on the...
, Aubrey Meyer
Aubrey Meyer
Aubrey Meyer is an author, climate campaigner and composer. he is also a former member of the Green PartyHe co-founded the Global Commons Institute in 1990....
, Mayer Hillman
Mayer Hillman
Mayer Hillman is a Senior Fellow Emeritus since 1992 at the Policy Studies Institute, University of Westminster.A qualified architect and town planner, he completed a doctoral thesis on transport, planning and environmental issues in 1970 at the University of Edinburgh.Hillman co-authored a 1990...
, Mark Lynas
Mark Lynas
Mark Lynas is a British author, journalist and environmental activist who focuses on climate change. He is a contributor to New Statesman, Ecologist, Granta and Geographical magazines, and The Guardian and The Observer newspapers in the UK; he also worked on the film The Age of Stupid...
, James Curran
James Curran
Doctor James R. Curran is a computational linguist and senior lecturer at the University of Sydney.-Research:Curran's research focuses on natural language processing , making him one of the few Australian computational linguists. Specifically Curran's research has focused on the area of natural...
, David Reay
David Reay
David S. Reay is a climate change scientist, author, and senior lecturer in carbon management at the University of Edinburgh.-Research:Reay's research focuses on greenhouse gas fluxes and land use , including national and international research projects such as CarboEurope and NitroEurope, and...
, Fred Pearce
Fred Pearce
Fred Pearce is an English author and journalist based in London. He has been described as one of Britain's finest science writers and has reported on environment, popular science and development issues from 64 countries over the past 20 years. He specializes in global environmental issues,...
and Martin Parry.
Since then, the coalition has hosted speakers such as Chris Goodall
Chris Goodall
Christopher Frank William Goodall is an English businessman and author. He is an alumnus of St Dunstan’s College, University of Cambridge, and Harvard Business School ....
, Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson (scientist)
Professor Kevin Anderson is the Deputy Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research; holds a joint chair in Energy and Climate Change at the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester and School of Environmental Sciences at University of East...
of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and environmental photographer Mark Edwards.
They currently provide secretariat support for the Cross Party Group on Climate Change in the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
.
In April 2008, more than 20,000 of the coalition’s supporters responded to a Scottish Government consultation on a Scottish Climate Change Bill. Throughout Spring 2008 the coalition has been running a media partnership with the Sunday Herald
Sunday Herald
The Sunday Herald is a Scottish Sunday newspaper launched on 7 February 1999. The ABC audited circulation in April 2011 showed sales of 31,123.From the start it has combined a centre-left stance with support for Scottish devolution...
newspaper.
As of June 2008, the coalition represents more than 1.5 million people through its member organisations.
Member organisations
- Baldernock Community Council
- Campaign against Climate ChangeCampaign against Climate ChangeThe Campaign against Climate Change is a UK-based pressure group that aims to raise public awareness of anthropogenic climate change through mobilizing mass demonstrations...
- Christian Aid in Scotland
- Church of ScotlandChurch of ScotlandThe Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
- Clyde Heritage Trust
- Concern WorldwideConcern WorldwideConcern Worldwide is Ireland's largest aid and humanitarian agency. Since its foundation over 40 years ago it has worked in 50 countries and currently employs 3,200 staff in 25 countries around the world. Concern works to help those living in the world's poorest countries to achieve real and...
- Edinburgh University Students' AssociationEdinburgh University Students' AssociationEdinburgh University Students' Association provides services, representation and welfare support to matriculated students of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.-Composition:...
- Friends of the Earth ScotlandFriends of the Earth ScotlandFriends of the Earth Scotland is an independent member of the Friends of the Earth international network of environmental organizations, and operates separately from Friends of the Earth in England, Wales and Northern Ireland . There is no single Friends of the Earth .Since 2011, Stan Blackley has...
- Glasgow Eco-Renovation Network
- Glasgow University Students' Representative CouncilGlasgow University Students' Representative CouncilGlasgow University Students' Representative Council was founded on 9th March 1886 and recognised as the legal representative body for students of the University of Glasgow by the Universities Act 1889. The SRC is responsible for representing students' interests to the management of the University...
- GreenpeaceGreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
- Heriot Watt University Students' Association
- The National Commission for Justice and Peace Scotland
- The National Trust for Scotland
- Oxfam in Scotland
- People and Planet
- RSPB Scotland
- Scottish Action on Climate Change
- Scottish Association for Mental Health
- Spokes
- SustransSustransSustrans is a British charity to promote sustainable transport. The charity is currently working on a number of practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport, to give people the choice of "travelling in ways that benefit their health and the environment"...
- SCIAFSCIAFThe Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund, better known by its acronym SCIAF, is the official aid and development agency of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland...
- TearfundTearfundTearfund is a UK Christian relief and development agency which works in over 50 countries. It is a founding member of both the Micah Network and the Disasters Emergency Committee.-History:...
- TRANSform Scotland
- UNISON Scotland
- WDM Scotland
- Woodland Trust Scotland
- WWF Scotland
See also Stop Climate Chaos
Stop Climate Chaos
Stop Climate Chaos is a climate change coalition of primarily environmental and international development NGOs that was formed in September 2005. The coalition ran the big I Count campaign in 2006–07 and organised The Wave - a campaign focused on the climatic impacts of energy production which...
(UK) Members.
External links
- Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
- Stop Climate Chaos (UK)
- Boom In Scots Air Travel Set To Bust Emissions Targets
- Make The Climate Wreckers Explain Their Actions to Children
- Climate Change Threat to Sound of Scots Hillside
- Dust to Dust
- A Prayer for a Greener Scotland
- Climate Fears As Arctic Ice Sheet Thins To Record Low