Four-point action plan sets out immediate actions required from Scottish Government to ‘unlock’ progress in tackling both the climate and cost of living crises, alleviating the pressures on communities and livelihoods in Scotland. Scotland’s civil and business leaders urgently call for the Scottish Government to fast-track delivery on its climate commitments to avert the worst […]
12-point action plan sets out route to a green, just transition in vital year for the climate CERG calls for the Scottish Government to urgently shift into delivery mode on climate and demonstrate the same emergency thinking and empathetic leadership as seen during the COVID19 pandemic The Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) has today (2 […]
+ Scottish Government praised for taking opportunities to accelerate action to net-zero as part of a green recovery to the impacts of COVID-19 but gaps remain + With one year to COP 26, Scotland needs a plan of action to go with its world leading targets to show global leadership + It is critical Climate […]
The Climate Emergency Response Group, (CERG) a group of civic and business leaders, welcomed the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government which was published today [1]. Speaking on behalf of CERG, Elizabeth Leighton, who provides the secretariat for CERG said: “We are pleased to see the government’s commitment to a fairer, greener future in its response […]
The Climate Emergency Response Group, (CERG) a group of civic and business leaders, welcomed the Scottish Government’s priority for a green economy in its response to the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery today [1]. Speaking on behalf of CERG, Teresa Bray, Chief Executive of Changeworks said: “We welcome and agree with the Scottish Government’s statement […]
+ Key actions for Scottish Government to ensure the recovery post COVID-19 sets a path to net zero + Shows how climate emergency can be a thread throughout Government’s economic recovery plans + Case studies available below A group of civic and business leaders are today (Mon 13 July) setting out the practical solutions that […]
The Climate Emergency Response Group, a group of civic and business leaders, is encouraged by the Scottish Government’s determination to place its response to the climate emergency at the heart of the Scottish Budget 2020/21 which is published today [1]. Speaking for the group, Teresa Bray, Chief Executive of Changeworks said: “We welcome the spending […]
Today the Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) published a report [1] calling for the Scottish Government to announce a transformative Climate Emergency Scottish Budget that will support Scotland’s transition to net-zero emissions by 2045 with rapid action required over the next decade. The report estimates the public spend required to fund the twelve immediate actions […]
The Climate Emergency Response Group, a group of civic and business leaders, welcomed the Scottish Government’s response to the climate emergency as outlined in the Programme for Government which is published today [1]. Speaking for the group, Mike Thornton, Group Director of Operations, Energy Saving Trust said: “We welcome and are heartened by the broad […]
Op-ed, The Herald, 26 August 2019 An emergency requires an emergency response. Scotland was the first nation in the world to declare that the climate crisis has now reached such a point that it now represents an emergency of planetary scale. That leadership was followed by nations, cities and organisations across the world making similar […]
Elizabeth Leighton, Secretariat, Climate Emergency Response Group
Tel: 07792647005
elizabeth.leighton@cerg.scot
The Climate Emergency Response Group gratefully acknowledges funding support from the William Grant Foundation
