Lots of people asking about Scotland's climate targets today (understandably).

We won't comment before we see what the Scottish Government is planning, but our position on the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿2030 target is already very clear. It was in two key bits of advice, published already.
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🚨 NEW: Average incomes will fall by almost 20% within the next 26 years as a result of the climate crisis, according to new research.

Why on earth should ORDINARY PEOPLE GET POORER while the FOSSIL FUEL GIANTS driving the crisis GET RICHER?

We must accelerate climate action. The packaged of measures announced today by Màiri McAllan will help us get back on track to a more sustainable Scotland.

For decades, we have seen delay. All parties must get onboard with these actions. #ClimateActionNow

The Scottish Government has just announced a range of climate actions to meet our target of being net zero by 2045.

Including:
🎟️ Integrated ticketing
⚡️ 24,000 more EV chargers
👷 A Just Transition for Mossmorran
🧵 And much more in the thread below! #ClimateActionNow

The end of the fossil fuel age is coming.

It is unstoppable.

Finance is essential to supercharge the shift & seize the benefits of resilient economies powered by renewables.

Let’s keep working for the ambitious #ClimateAction that people & planet deserve.

Pleased to be able to spend a bit of time with #WASPI Campaign women from Aberdeen & around Scotland outside Scottish Parliament today. Fair & fast compensation is needed. There is no time to waste. The UK Govt must act and act now!

As a society, a world, we haven’t acted anything like fast enough. Things we’re doing now (at last) should have been normal 20-30 years ago.
We’ve already relegated future generations to austerity, making them face untold #LossAndDamage .
Urgent #ClimateAction must be our priority

'Across the border, food & clean water wait - but UNRWA is denied permission to deliver this aid & save lives'

Philippe Lazzarini #UNSC : This outrage is occurring despite orders by CIJ_ICJ to increase flow of aid into #Gaza – which can be done if there is sufficient political will.

At a time when we’ve seen increasing hate crimes against disabled people, LGBT+ people, and others, the Hate Crime Act is clearly needed now more than ever.

Contrary to what the Tories would have us believe, this legislation is not an act of censorship, but one of protections.

The Conservative motion to repeal the Hate Crime Act has been defeated through an amendment.

The Scottish Government amendment passed. The motion (as amended) passed with:

Yes - 64
No - 29
Abstain - 25

The motion has no legal effect but amending it has sent a clear signal.

Aboyne Medical Practice is NOT under threat of closure.

We strongly condemn the spreading of disinformation by Andrew Bowie MP. We urge all candidates and parties to refrain from such tactics. We must not debase our democracy or distress our communities.

pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/sc…

NEW: The STUC has voted IN FAVOUR of supporting a conversion therapy ban in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

thenational.scot/news/24259835.…

Did you know, you have the right to ask for a review of a rent increase notice?

Find out more at gov.scot/rentersrights

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿This Saturday we'll be joining the March for an Independent Scotland from Kelvin Way to George Square in Glasgow.

📍Come along and join the Scottish Green bloc! Look for the green flags and banners. We'll be assembling from 12:15pm for the march to start at 12:30pm.

🚨 NEW BLOG ALERT 🚨

Our Coordinator reflects on the way in which Aberdeenshire Council justified its decision to close their OOSC service and the language used by the Glasgow HSCP in their EQIA Budget Report.

🔗You can access the blog here: swbg.org.uk/news/blog/equa…

'We’re grateful to Maggie for both highlighting our Congress and being a consistent champion of workers’ rights in the Scottish Parliament.' - Thank you for your kind words Roz Foyer

It's been a pleasure to have the 127th STUC Congress in Dundee.

greens.scot/news/scottish-…

Maggie Chapman MSP wants to #SaveScotlandsPostalService

Lots of support for the Palestinian people at #STUC24 : clear call to #StopGenocide & #StopArmingIsrael .
Good, too, to recognise FBU Scotland’s ongoing solidarity with & support for those facing occupation & oppression.
Dundee is twinned with Nablus - good to recognise that too!

Fire Brigades Union sends surplus Scottish emergency kit to Gaza

heraldscotland.com/news/24192821.…

So proud of our youth network for this amazing 4-part podcast on corporate courts. It looks at the colonial origins of the ISDS system, how it works, and how we can defeat it. Just brilliant work!

You can hear it wherever you get your podcasts, or here

globaljustice.org.uk/our-campaigns/…