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DRS: Scotland must defend environment and democracy from Tories
07 Jun 2023 Climate
The UK Government's decision to block Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme is an attack on our environment and democracy. -
Saying no to new oil and gas means saying no to Rosebank too
07 Jun 2023 Climate
If we are to have a sustainable future then we must end new oil and gas exploration. -
Prime Minister must reverse his wrecking changes to deposit return scheme
03 Jun 2023 Climate Scottish Independence Deposit Return Scheme
These are dangerous times for democracy in Scotland, warns Mark Ruskell MSP, as the UK Government looks to undermine the will of the Scottish Parliament. -
Pro-devolution parties must stand together against Tory DRS power grab
30 May 2023 Climate Deposit Return Scheme
The Scottish Greens have called for all pro-devolution parties to work together to keep glass in Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme. -
MSPs must stand up for environment and Holyrood over Tory raid on democracy
28 May 2023 Nature Deposit Return Scheme
Scottish Greens environment spokesperson Mark Ruskell has warned the UK Government's block of Scotland's flagship recycling scheme is a chilling attack on the work of parliamentarians. -
Downing Street resorts to environmental blackmail over DRS
27 May 2023 Climate Deposit Return Scheme
The UK Government's attempts to remove glass from Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme are an environmental and democratic outrage. -
UK Government refusal over glass should spark environmental outrage
26 May 2023 Climate Deposit Return Scheme
If the UK government will only grant a permission for a DRS without glass then it will have devastating consequences for our environment and our democracy. -
Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme can be beacon for change in UK and beyond
20 May 2023 Climate Deposit Return Scheme
Scotland's DRS could revolutionise our relationship with waste and set a bar for other governments across the UK. -
Shocking climate report underlines urgent need to end Rosebank exploration
18 May 2023 Energy End Fossil Fuels
The scale of the climate crisis we face underlines the urgent need to halt new oil and gas exploration. -
How free travel scheme is making bus the natural choice for millennials
17 May 2023 Transport Climate Breakdown Cost Crisis Greener free buses
Over two thirds of young people are already benefiting from free bus travel, which was introduced as a result of negotiations by the Scottish Greens. -
Lives will be saved and streets transformed by 20mph rollout
Mark Ruskell MSP reflects on how his early campaign to see lower speed limits on Scotland's streets is becoming reality. -
Scottish Greens will oppose new oil and gas exploration at every turn
11 May 2023 Climate End Fossil Fuels
Mark Ruskell MSP, the party's climate spokesperson, lays out its position on Rosebank and other new North Sea extraction projects.