ERCS welcomes positive proposals to address the cost of environmental litigation after years of inaction from public authorities ...
Landmark ecocide law moves ahead in Scotland – press release
Today, the creation of a new criminal offence of ecocide was pushed forward as the Scottish Parliament voted to progress the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill to Stage 2 ...
Data centres in the Scottish planning system would double Scotland’s energy demands – press release
In a letter to the Scottish Government, the environmental charities APRS and ERCS call for an urgent response to the threat data centres pose to Scotland’s energy security, energy prices and climate targets ...
Lunchtime 101: Air Pollution
Why is air pollution still a health risk in Scotland? And what can we do about it? This webinar hears from expert speakers discussing how we can guarantee our right to clean air ...
Advocacy Manifesto asks for 2026 elections
ERCS has published a summary of key policies that we are advocating for Scottish political parties to include in their manifestos at the 2026 Holyrood elections ...
New campaign challenges politicians to clean up Scotland’s sewage – press release
A new national campaign to tackle sewage pollution in Scotland’s rivers and seas was launched on Saturday, supported by over 20 groups and organisations across civil society ...
Disability-inclusive climate emergency planning
Together with Inclusion Scotland and the Sensing Climate Project, we are working to make climate emergency planning more disability-inclusive. Read a summary of the work so far ...
Guest blog: Climate conscious lawyering and a just transition in legal learning
As world governments meet in Brazil for the COP30 climate conference, citizens around the world are taking action into their own hands and demanding change ...
Header image: 'Rainbow joy, Gadloch' by Emma Donaldson.
