Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍

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We’re a climate campaigning organisation and part of the largest grassroots environmental network in the world ✊

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Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· 6d

Is the SNP's position on oil profits more extreme than Trumps?

Screengrab of guardian article 4/8/26 with headline: Trump accuses oil companies of ‘making too much money’ from his war on Iran

Screengrab of an energy voice article 3/8/26 headlined "Swinney demands end to energy profits levy"

Picture of Swinney underneath standing in front of "its scotland's energy" sign

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· 8d

"These costs are effectively a fossil fuel price shock being imported into the Scottish economy.” The Iran War has caused international fossil fuel prices to surge once again 📈 - showing why we must build our energy future on renewables. Important new analysis from @eciu.net 👇

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· 11d

There is nothing "pragmatic" about new oil & gas and the inevitable destruction they will bring

photo of two firefighters spraying huge grass fire.
Headline reads: Wildfires in south-west France flare up as region braces for new 40C heatwave

photo of forest burning
Headline reads: Fire-ravaged heath ' could take 25 years to revover'

photo of main extinguishing embers of fire in a charred forest landscape
Headline reads: 'Apocalyptic' damage as Cairngorms wildfire burns for two weeks

photo of two firefighters spraying fire burning buidlings and trees.
Headline reads: More than 300,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· 12d

Over half of England is in drought. 📸 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Parched golf course over yellow coastline

River where water level is really low exposing dry riverbanks

a lone person walking on a path in a completely parched park

a church surrounded by completely dried up fields with a city in the distance

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· 12d

Shell want to drill new North Sea fields like Jackdaw. Europe is on fire and we cannot allow the arsonists to get more fuel. Scotland has the workforce & expertise to instead build an renewable energy system that brings down bills and is run in the public interest. 📸 @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social

Picture of a mocked up Shell advert with wildfire backdrop saying 'Our Profit, Your Loss'

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· 12d

Shell just announced £7billion in profits for just 3 months. This is largely driven by rocketing oil prices due to the Iran conflict. People are dying and millions face rising bills around the world as Shell rakes in vast profits. These are the profits of misery.

screengrab of guardian article headline about this story: Shell's profits more than double after jump in oil and gas prices

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· 28d

These heatwaves do not happen by accident. They are a direct result of burning fossil fuels. Anyone calling for more drilling of Rosebank or Jackdaw is calling for more deadly heatwaves.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Jul 1

These energy giants are profiteering from the war in Iran, and they will continue to seize any opportunity, conflict or disaster to jack up energy prices. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

News headline: 'The companies making billions from the Iran war' from BBC News. Photo of a worker in high vis vest and hard hat, on a industrial site. The sun is setting behind them.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Jul 1

From today, the energy price cap will rise by 13% - which means more people will be unable to heat their homes. Until politicians take the action needed to get fossil fuels out of our homes, we will remain vulnerable to price increases by greedy fossil fuel companies. www.itv.com/watch/news/e...

News headline: Energy price cap will rise today by 13% from ITV News. Photo of a phone with 'your latest energy bill' on the screen, and coins on the table next to it.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Jun 13

Tonight's the night 🚨 Join us for the fundraising gig at 7pm! Sat 13th June, Adelaide Place on Bath Street. Book your ticket in advance or donate on the door: act.foe.scot/defendthedef...

Defend the Defenders line-cut posters with faces, birds and plants. Text: Saturday 13 June, 7pm. Adelaide Place, Glasgow. Fundraising Gig. Background is a purple and black collage of people at a protest.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Jun 12

1 day to go! Join us for the fundraising gig in Glasgow 📣 7pm, Sat 13th June, Adelaide Place on Bath Street. Book your ticket: act.foe.scot/defendthedef...

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Jun 11

2 days to go! Join us this Sat 13 June for a fundraising gig in Glasgow 💚 Featuring Pippa Blundell, Sandino e seu Bando, Alycia Pirmohamed, and Henry Bell. Book your ticket: act.foe.scot/defendthedef...

Photos of 4 musicians and poets: Pippa Blundell, Sandino e seu Bando, Henry Bell and Alycia Pirmohamed. Text: An evening of music, poetry, and international solidarity.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· May 31

Scottish councils face escalating bills of at least £28 million a year for burning plastic waste in incinerators. The Scottish Government must bear the blame for creating irresponsible policies which encouraged councils to incinerate waste, rather than reduce and recycle it.

Scotland on sunday front page Sun 31 May with headline reading: Burning plastic waste to cost millions extra in carbon tax

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· May 27

Despite this, politicians are acting like they’re best pals with these oil companies, demanding ever more drilling and lower taxes on their obscene profits. The SNP, the Conservatives & Reform have spent months calling for the Windfall Tax on excessive profits energy companies to be scrapped.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· May 27

Oil companies are making vast profits from this war. Research has shown they make over $30million per hour since the war broke out. Make no mistake, the continued use of fossil fuels leaves us vulnerable to greedy energy companies.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· May 27

UK's Energy Price Cap will rise by 13% from July 1st - pushing average bills up to £1862 per year.📈 28% of households in Scotland were already struggling to pay their energy bills. OFGEM, who set the cap, admit that this is due to international gas prices being driven upwards by the war in Iran.

screengrab of various news website headlines saying Energy Price Cap would rise by 13%

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· May 25

3/ The damage wouldn't be spread evenly. Scotland would be hit with 13% of short-term job losses despite being 8% of the population. Already fragile economies like North East England, East Anglia, the West Midlands, Inverness and the North East highlands would be hit the hardest.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· May 25

2/ By scrapping climate industry and renewable energy support, the UK could forgo up to 1.4 million jobs by 2040. This would hit renewables, home insulation, public transport, EV manufacturing sectors, and more. This isn't saving money. It's burning the future economy to score political points.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· May 22

Join us for a post-election planning session in Edinburgh & online 📢 We'll discuss what we can do to make the new Parliament deliver the changes we need, exploring how we reach new MSPs and build our movement in our communities. Wed 27 May 📅 act.foe.scot/post_electio... @edinburghxr.bsky.social

graphic describing event details.

title: What’s next after the elections?

subtitle: Join climate justice groups in Edinburgh and online to discuss next steps after the Scottish Parliament elections, over a shared meal.

dates + location: Wed 27th May, 6.30-8.30pm
Augustine United Church, Edinburgh & Online

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· May 21

Today, we join groups across the world standing in solidarity with the Union of People Affected by Chevron-Texaco/ Friends of the Earth Ecuador ✊ 🧵

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· May 7

It's election day! 🗳️ We need to demand things that will improve people's lives - like better buses, warm homes, and a plan to ensure communities & workers benefit from the move to renewable energy. Billionaires, landlords & polluters will be using their vote – make sure to use yours too.

Illustration of three people voting at the polling station, thinking about things like factories, super yachts, and houses whilst they cast their vote. Text reads: Billionaires, landlords and polluters will be using their vote on the 7th May. Make sure you do too!

llustration of a hand casting a vote in a ballot box, with things like buses, sun, house, wind turbine and a dove flying out with the piece of paper with an x on. Text: It’s easy to feel disillusioned - but this is your chance to turn up and demand things that will improve people’s lives. Use your vote on Thursday 7th May

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Apr 29

Thanks to you - and so many others standing with us, we raised an incredible £10,677 through the Big Give's Earth Raise 🌎️ With the match funding from @biggive.bsky.social - that means £20,677 is now going directly into building a fairer, cleaner future for Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

People at a climate march in Glasgow, holding banners and signs. Text reads: We reached our target for Earth Raise, thank you! Logos of Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Big Give Earth Raise.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Apr 22

Scotland’s climate future is at a decisive point 🔥 And we need to keep fighting for climate solutions that will improve people’s lives. That's why we’re taking part in @biggive.bsky.social #EarthRaise - where for one week only your donation to us will be doubled! Chip in: act.foe.scot/donate

Text: Double your donation for one week only! Photo of people at a climate march, holding a banner which says 'A better world is possible'. Logos of Earth Raise and the Big Give, and Friends of the Earth Scotland.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Apr 12

#bbcdn isn’t asking the climate questions. Join us across Scotland & online in the coming weeks to grill parties on what they will do to deliver climate solutions. foe.scot/events/

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Apr 5

New North Sea drilling would make no real difference to UK gas imports, data shows www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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It has already been shown, by authorities including the UK Energy Research Centre, that new drilling would not reduce oil and gas prices, or improve the UK’s energy security. It is also unlikely to produce durable jobs or major new tax revenues, as 90% of the UK’s North Sea oil and gas has already been burned, putting the industry in steep and irrecoverable decline. Companies are also demanding tax breaks to tap the new fields, which are harder to access than existing supplies.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Mar 30

Tomorrow! Join us and UK Divest for a webinar at 7pm on Tuesday 31st March, with Bill McKibben. Hear how people-powered campaigning has led universities, churches & pension funds to stop funding the oil and gas companies that are fuelling climate breakdown. Register: act.foe.scot/webinar_bill...

Photo of Bill McKibben, who is smiling at the camera and wearing a grey long sleeve top. He has white hair, and there is a green blurred background of trees and foliage.

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Mar 27

Make your voice heard at one of our election hustings events 📣 The next Scottish Government could deliver climate solutions that improve all our lives - but we have to build pressure for change. Sign up to ask MSP candidates about climate action: foe.scot/events

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Mar 22

Scottish Gov Ministers must reject job-cutting plans for a new gas burning plant at Peterhead. The new plant would only employ 50 people, compared to 80 at the existing site.

Screen grab of the news story with picture of the power station

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Mar 16

A new beach clean report from @mcsuk.bsky.social shows that single-use plastic was found on 97% of UK beaches. Across the UK, governments need to hold big businesses to account for the harmful ways in which the plastic products they sell are impacting our lives. www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can...

Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot· Mar 13

The plans are wholly dependent on a carbon capture project – who’s lead developer has pulled out of, that does not have planning approval, AND will be reliant on a huge public subsidy to progress. We also have serious concerns over the political mishandling of this planning application.