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Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland introduces new four-year plan
...by children and young people, will be education, poverty, mental health, discrimination, and climate change – and the “golden thread” through each of these issues will be getting young people more involved in...
“Children and young people give us the fuel to do our work”
...people face many challenges right now – poverty, mental health, education, discrimination and climate change are just a few of the issues children and young people have highlighted to us – it's also a very optimistic time. After decades of...
It's time to follow young people's lead on climate change
...is pleased to support today’s Global Climate Strike action, which demands radical progress on climate change from the Scottish and UK governments. climate change and the environment have been identified as priority issues by Changing our...
25 Calls interview with Professor Richard Wilkinson part 6: “If we go on without a fundamental transformation, we won’t save ourselves from the awful consequences of climate change”
...on without a fundamental transformation, we won’t save ourselves from the awful consequences of climate change” 19 December 2018 For our 25 Calls campaign we interviewed Professor Richard Wilkinson, co-author of the ground-breaking book...
climate change environment equality Health Inequality society"Climate justice offers us a pathway to a world where all of us are free”
...Radical, which explores the intersectional issues of capitalism, white privilege, poverty, and climate change. If all that wasn’t enough, the articulate campaigner has also taken part in countless protests, including camping outside...
A call for action in Scotland's Climate Week
...a jump from the average temperature. Drastic changes in climate and temperature are the effects of climate change. This is because greenhouse gases trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere making the world hotter, impacting on ecosystems and...
Our view on the Programme for Government: Positive pledges on youth jobs and climate, more ambition needed on family support and fighting poverty
...Scotland is extremely pleased to see the commitment within the Programme for Government to tackle climate change, and welcomes the pledge that Scotland will become a net zero emitter by 2045. We would like to see this supported by a commitment to...
communities Education environment Health Inequalities programme for government UNCRCLooking to the future with Changing our World
...condition, form of education (home or school), size of family, or any factor outwith their control climate change will be a thing of the past Children will learn about what they enjoy and care about, be empowered to stand up for what they believe...
Good Food Nation Bill consultation: Supporting the principle of a right to food
...taking a whole-systems approach to tackling challenges such as poverty, diet-related illness and climate change. "It has an opportunity to play a transformative role in supporting children, young people and families who most struggle to access...
Children's rights Food Health Legislation Poverty WellbeingNow is the Time – Challenge Poverty Week 2021
...20-minute neighbourhoods and prioritise and scale-up funding in community-led responses to climate change. Make our public services work for everyone by funding 50 hours of childcare per week for every child under the age of 16, providing...
Our reaction to the Programme for Government: family wellbeing fund welcomed but disappointment at lack of progress on child payment level
...issues facing us today and the global consequences if effective and rapid action to address climate change is not taken will be catastrophic. “We are encouraged by the focus given to the environment in the government’s plans, involving...
childcare Children's rights environment equality family support programme for government WellbeingYoung people celebrate launch of Living Museums Stirling exhibition on theme of protest
...protests. The exhibition showcased their creative responses to the Black Lives Matters movement, climate change, women’s safety and the Palestine-Israel conflict, reflecting their hopes that museums can in future feature more contemporary...
heritage living museums museums Participation protestWhat is contemporary collecting and why do we care about it so much?
...of which he declared in a Tweet, accompanied by said picture, that he was committed to tackling climate change. The United States rejoined the Paris Agreement on 19 February having been hauled out of it by Donald Trump, but the devastating fires...
Project launched to understand participation through the pandemic
...of issues ranging from mental health and wellbeing, outdoor learning, accessibility and inclusion, climate change or Covid-19. The peer researchers will be given training in methodologies and participative approaches before they begin to design the...
Net zero nation: Citizen action must be facilitated by policymakers
...in Scotland has responded to the Scottish Government’s Draft Public Engagement Strategy for climate change. In our response we voice support for plans to raise awareness and facilitate public buy-in to tackle environmental issues but call...
Launch of Young People’s Manifesto helps make political ideas more accessible for all
...which contains exciting calls such as the introduction of a ‘hobby premium’, embedding climate change into the school curriculum and including the voices of those under the age of 16 into Citizens’ Assemblies.” Anna, a member of...
changing our world children and young people Election Manifesto Participation politicsShifting the focus from our shoes to our views – girls speak out against gender stereotypes
...snippet of what they had to say: 95% of girls aged 7-21 feel their life is affected by climate change and global warming 58% of girls aged 11-21 think period products are expensive 46% of girls aged 7-10 said they don’t get...
Navigating post-virus renewal - five steps into the future
...to grow up in and contribute to. Their ambitions for action on challenging inequalities, tackling climate change and having a role in Europe will be supported by the development of our manifesto in the run-up to the 2021 Scottish parliamentary...
Young citizens: Why learning about freedom of expression and digital rights should start at school
...also have been at the forefront of digital and grassroots campaigning, calling for action on climate change, voting rights, and recognition of their identities. The commitment to civil rights and global justice demonstrated time and again by...
Changing Gears project to capture young people’s views on cycling, safety and health
...capture perspectives on road safety and risk; active travel choices; health and wellbeing; how the climate change movement is shifting attitudes; and the impact of longer term demographic changes, including cost of car ownership. It will also...
Bikeability bikes cycling Cycling Scotland environment. road safety Health WellbeingLand and freedom
...into use. How about turning these unloved places into green spaces, with many benefits to tackle climate change, and be social places full of activity and health benefits? What if these sites could be turned into homes, community hubs or...
25 Calls response: What gives me hope in 2020? Young people are leading the way in defending human rights
...called out those in power for their lack of ambitious action to address such a serious issue as climate change. Young people have led the way in defending human rights. Interestingly, what started as a girl sitting alone in front of the Swedish...
25 Calls response: We need a revolution when it comes to improving online safety
...it. It’s time for a culture shift, from denial to empowerment, in a similar model to current climate change activism. It’s time for us to be more aware about how we use the internet. It’s time for change We need to create an informed and...
25 Calls response: The Power of Identity and Belonging
...‘Artmaking is making the invisible visible’. With an existential threat to the planet through climate change and a world economy which causes rising inequalities and increasing political polarisation, we need to prepare our children and young...
Children in Scotland Manifesto for the next UK Government
...in progressing children’s rights and strengthening equality in the UK to champion them. From climate change to child poverty and voting rights to Brexit, we’ll be working with our partners here in Scotland and across the UK to hold the new...
25 Calls response: Today’s children don’t want eternal economic growth. It’s time to teach and live ‘de-consumerism’
...in order to create greater security. The new energy technologies being developed to combat climate change, such as biomass and inter-seasonal heat store, should be built into new housing developments and retrofitted into existing social...
25 Calls response: We must invest in our urban green spaces if our young people are to live fun, healthy lives – and Scotland’s canals have a key role to play
...ever more informed and are challenging organisations and their governments to invest in addressing climate change, sustainable transport, pollution, and raising income in areas where inequality remains high. Our 250 year old canals have seen...
2019-20 Programme for Government: our verdict
...on transport, reducing emissions and active travel. “We are keenly aware of the impact that climate change will have on children and young people and believe that sustained action is required. However, it is hard to assess the scale of the...
First-hand youth engagement and behind the scenes planning: week two for our research volunteer
...I finished off some key parts of the digital mapping of what is happening with the environment and climate change throughout Scotland. The research has made me feel so proud to be a young person in Scotland, with some of the best climate change...
Working on matters that are important to me has been so valuable: a week in the life of a research volunteer
...with digital mapping of what work was going on around Scotland relating to the environment and climate change. I shared a call out to people and organisations on Twitter seeking information. I also began my own research using some of my...
25 Calls response – Cost is not value
...new schools will exist till well past 2050, the target date for Scotland’s world-leading climate change legislation. Schools will be required to be CO2 neutral to meet our targets – and the current demands of many pupils. Professor...
25 Calls response: Do we live in a world where children need to defend their rights?
...the school curriculum can prevent terrorism, poverty, violence, extremism, obesity, drug use, climate change… It would be a world where they only measure and dispute the things that adults care about – are you attending school, are you...
25 Calls response: It's time for a new way to measure the health of our planet and young people
...of planet and people 19 Dec 2018 As a way of judging economic ‘success’ in our age of climate change, Gross Domestic Product is completely outdated. Young people can take the lead in devising an alternative that’s fit for the future,...
25 Calls response: Fixing urgent problems in the short term matters. But it isn’t enough for future generations
...in social change which will survive our own lifetimes. But no one doubts the need to do it on climate change – so why should transforming the lives of people with learning disabilities be any different? Chris Creegan is CEO of the Scottish...
25 Calls interview with Richard Wilkinson, part 1: “We need to build a mass movement”
...is another way, that we don’t have to go on with the current mess that, with the effects of climate change, is going to become a worse mess. We have to have a picture of the future, but we need also to push for the short-term marginal...
Damage to environment children's key concern in new Crown Estate report
climate change crown estate environment Participation sea seabed young people
Children's voices on climate change
... Responding to the Climate Crisis Ahead of COP26 - the 26th UN climate change Conference of the Parties (31 Oct - 12 November 2021) - Children in Scotland is listening to and supporting the views of children and young people on climate...
Responding to climate crisis through dance
...crisis Posted on 28 February, 2023 by Nina Joynson access all arts Arts climate change creative scotland environment funding Dance film 'elemental' explores our interaction with the natural elements...
access all arts Arts climate change creative scotland environment fundingClimate-conscious theatre performance comes to Scottish schools
...22 February, 2023 by Nina Joynson. Photo credit: Andrew Perry Arts climate climate change environment schools Activism and the climate crisis is the focus of 'Maya and The Whale', a new theatre production...
Arts climate climate change environment schoolsNew book addresses children's climate anxiety
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Young climate activists plan global day of protest
...of protest Posted 31 August, 2021 by Jennifer Drummond. Main image: Belinda Lawley climate change environment Young people up and down the country who are concerned about the state of the environment will participate...
climate change environmentSchools in Scotland encouraged to join LEAF programme
...Scotland’s educators, young people, and children to progress Learning for Sustainability and climate change education. The Scottish Government’s recently published Learning for Sustainability Action Plan 2023-2030 (click here for more)...
children and young people health and wellbeing learning for sustainability Outdoor education outdoor learningEnvironmental design challenge
...27 September, 2022 by Nina Joynson. Image: Ronnie Macdonald, Flickr (CC BY 2.0) climate climate change engineering environment science Scottish Schools sea West of Scotland school pupils have been tasked with engineering new and...
climate climate change engineering environment science Scottish Schools seaCampaign to fundraise for Pakistan floods
...fundraising for Pakistan floods Posted 6 September, 2022 by Nina Joynson climate change Education environment Fundraising global A Scotland-based initiative has developed new school...
climate change Education environment Fundraising globalYoung people present key issues to Government
...Drummond. Image from Children in Scotland event, September 2018. Children's rights climate change Education environment equality Health LGBT Mental Health UNCRC Young people across...
Children's rights climate change Education environment equality Health LGBT Mental Health UNCRCChanging our World: Member profiles
...dog looks like "Lassie" Byron Local authority Edinburgh Issues I care about climate change, deforestation, COVID-19 Fun fact I like cats, but I am allergic to them! ☹ Kaydence Local authority Orkney...
Free bus travel arrives for under-22s in Scotland
...in Scotland Posted 2 February, 2022 by Nina Joynson children and young people climate change sustainability travel Children and young people can now access free bus travel, with the Scottish Government...
children and young people climate change sustainability travelCarbon footprint is focus of new digital art installation
...art installation Posted 3 November, 2021 by Nina Joynson Arts climate climate change environment A digital art installation project asking children and adults in Scotland and India to ‘bare their...
Arts climate climate change environmentCOP26 brings new opportunities for young people
...young people to get involved Posted 27 October, 2021 by Nina Joynson climate climate change environment The spotlight is on the climate emergency as COP26 approaches, and recent reports provide evidence for...
climate climate change environmentA bold new world
...Roseanna Cunningham, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary in charge of Environment, climate change and Land Reform reflects on government priorities in relation to the environmental emergency. In her leader comment, she talks about...
"It's social engineering and it's morally wrong"
...UK government Alongside 17 partners, we’ve made a series of calls ranging from rights to climate change Download the manifesto Children in Scotland magazine: Issue 195 Get more content from the current...
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Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland introduces new four-year plan
...by children and young people, will be education, poverty, mental health, discrimination, and climate change – and the “golden thread” through each of these issues will be getting young people more involved in...
“Children and young people give us the fuel to do our work”
...people face many challenges right now – poverty, mental health, education, discrimination and climate change are just a few of the issues children and young people have highlighted to us – it's also a very optimistic time. After decades of...
It's time to follow young people's lead on climate change
...is pleased to support today’s Global Climate Strike action, which demands radical progress on climate change from the Scottish and UK governments. climate change and the environment have been identified as priority issues by Changing our...
25 Calls interview with Professor Richard Wilkinson part 6: “If we go on without a fundamental transformation, we won’t save ourselves from the awful consequences of climate change”
...on without a fundamental transformation, we won’t save ourselves from the awful consequences of climate change” 19 December 2018 For our 25 Calls campaign we interviewed Professor Richard Wilkinson, co-author of the ground-breaking book...
climate change environment equality Health Inequality society"Climate justice offers us a pathway to a world where all of us are free”
...Radical, which explores the intersectional issues of capitalism, white privilege, poverty, and climate change. If all that wasn’t enough, the articulate campaigner has also taken part in countless protests, including camping outside...
A call for action in Scotland's Climate Week
...a jump from the average temperature. Drastic changes in climate and temperature are the effects of climate change. This is because greenhouse gases trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere making the world hotter, impacting on ecosystems and...
Our view on the Programme for Government: Positive pledges on youth jobs and climate, more ambition needed on family support and fighting poverty
...Scotland is extremely pleased to see the commitment within the Programme for Government to tackle climate change, and welcomes the pledge that Scotland will become a net zero emitter by 2045. We would like to see this supported by a commitment to...
communities Education environment Health Inequalities programme for government UNCRCLooking to the future with Changing our World
...condition, form of education (home or school), size of family, or any factor outwith their control climate change will be a thing of the past Children will learn about what they enjoy and care about, be empowered to stand up for what they believe...
Good Food Nation Bill consultation: Supporting the principle of a right to food
...taking a whole-systems approach to tackling challenges such as poverty, diet-related illness and climate change. "It has an opportunity to play a transformative role in supporting children, young people and families who most struggle to access...
Children's rights Food Health Legislation Poverty WellbeingNow is the Time – Challenge Poverty Week 2021
...20-minute neighbourhoods and prioritise and scale-up funding in community-led responses to climate change. Make our public services work for everyone by funding 50 hours of childcare per week for every child under the age of 16, providing...
Our reaction to the Programme for Government: family wellbeing fund welcomed but disappointment at lack of progress on child payment level
...issues facing us today and the global consequences if effective and rapid action to address climate change is not taken will be catastrophic. “We are encouraged by the focus given to the environment in the government’s plans, involving...
childcare Children's rights environment equality family support programme for government WellbeingYoung people celebrate launch of Living Museums Stirling exhibition on theme of protest
...protests. The exhibition showcased their creative responses to the Black Lives Matters movement, climate change, women’s safety and the Palestine-Israel conflict, reflecting their hopes that museums can in future feature more contemporary...
heritage living museums museums Participation protestWhat is contemporary collecting and why do we care about it so much?
...of which he declared in a Tweet, accompanied by said picture, that he was committed to tackling climate change. The United States rejoined the Paris Agreement on 19 February having been hauled out of it by Donald Trump, but the devastating fires...
Project launched to understand participation through the pandemic
...of issues ranging from mental health and wellbeing, outdoor learning, accessibility and inclusion, climate change or Covid-19. The peer researchers will be given training in methodologies and participative approaches before they begin to design the...
Net zero nation: Citizen action must be facilitated by policymakers
...in Scotland has responded to the Scottish Government’s Draft Public Engagement Strategy for climate change. In our response we voice support for plans to raise awareness and facilitate public buy-in to tackle environmental issues but call...
Launch of Young People’s Manifesto helps make political ideas more accessible for all
...which contains exciting calls such as the introduction of a ‘hobby premium’, embedding climate change into the school curriculum and including the voices of those under the age of 16 into Citizens’ Assemblies.” Anna, a member of...
changing our world children and young people Election Manifesto Participation politicsShifting the focus from our shoes to our views – girls speak out against gender stereotypes
...snippet of what they had to say: 95% of girls aged 7-21 feel their life is affected by climate change and global warming 58% of girls aged 11-21 think period products are expensive 46% of girls aged 7-10 said they don’t get...
Navigating post-virus renewal - five steps into the future
...to grow up in and contribute to. Their ambitions for action on challenging inequalities, tackling climate change and having a role in Europe will be supported by the development of our manifesto in the run-up to the 2021 Scottish parliamentary...
Young citizens: Why learning about freedom of expression and digital rights should start at school
...also have been at the forefront of digital and grassroots campaigning, calling for action on climate change, voting rights, and recognition of their identities. The commitment to civil rights and global justice demonstrated time and again by...
Changing Gears project to capture young people’s views on cycling, safety and health
...capture perspectives on road safety and risk; active travel choices; health and wellbeing; how the climate change movement is shifting attitudes; and the impact of longer term demographic changes, including cost of car ownership. It will also...
Bikeability bikes cycling Cycling Scotland environment. road safety Health WellbeingLand and freedom
...into use. How about turning these unloved places into green spaces, with many benefits to tackle climate change, and be social places full of activity and health benefits? What if these sites could be turned into homes, community hubs or...
25 Calls response: What gives me hope in 2020? Young people are leading the way in defending human rights
...called out those in power for their lack of ambitious action to address such a serious issue as climate change. Young people have led the way in defending human rights. Interestingly, what started as a girl sitting alone in front of the Swedish...
25 Calls response: We need a revolution when it comes to improving online safety
...it. It’s time for a culture shift, from denial to empowerment, in a similar model to current climate change activism. It’s time for us to be more aware about how we use the internet. It’s time for change We need to create an informed and...
25 Calls response: The Power of Identity and Belonging
...‘Artmaking is making the invisible visible’. With an existential threat to the planet through climate change and a world economy which causes rising inequalities and increasing political polarisation, we need to prepare our children and young...
Children in Scotland Manifesto for the next UK Government
...in progressing children’s rights and strengthening equality in the UK to champion them. From climate change to child poverty and voting rights to Brexit, we’ll be working with our partners here in Scotland and across the UK to hold the new...
25 Calls response: Today’s children don’t want eternal economic growth. It’s time to teach and live ‘de-consumerism’
...in order to create greater security. The new energy technologies being developed to combat climate change, such as biomass and inter-seasonal heat store, should be built into new housing developments and retrofitted into existing social...
25 Calls response: We must invest in our urban green spaces if our young people are to live fun, healthy lives – and Scotland’s canals have a key role to play
...ever more informed and are challenging organisations and their governments to invest in addressing climate change, sustainable transport, pollution, and raising income in areas where inequality remains high. Our 250 year old canals have seen...
2019-20 Programme for Government: our verdict
...on transport, reducing emissions and active travel. “We are keenly aware of the impact that climate change will have on children and young people and believe that sustained action is required. However, it is hard to assess the scale of the...
First-hand youth engagement and behind the scenes planning: week two for our research volunteer
...I finished off some key parts of the digital mapping of what is happening with the environment and climate change throughout Scotland. The research has made me feel so proud to be a young person in Scotland, with some of the best climate change...
Working on matters that are important to me has been so valuable: a week in the life of a research volunteer
...with digital mapping of what work was going on around Scotland relating to the environment and climate change. I shared a call out to people and organisations on Twitter seeking information. I also began my own research using some of my...
25 Calls response – Cost is not value
...new schools will exist till well past 2050, the target date for Scotland’s world-leading climate change legislation. Schools will be required to be CO2 neutral to meet our targets – and the current demands of many pupils. Professor...
25 Calls response: Do we live in a world where children need to defend their rights?
...the school curriculum can prevent terrorism, poverty, violence, extremism, obesity, drug use, climate change… It would be a world where they only measure and dispute the things that adults care about – are you attending school, are you...
25 Calls response: It's time for a new way to measure the health of our planet and young people
...of planet and people 19 Dec 2018 As a way of judging economic ‘success’ in our age of climate change, Gross Domestic Product is completely outdated. Young people can take the lead in devising an alternative that’s fit for the future,...
25 Calls response: Fixing urgent problems in the short term matters. But it isn’t enough for future generations
...in social change which will survive our own lifetimes. But no one doubts the need to do it on climate change – so why should transforming the lives of people with learning disabilities be any different? Chris Creegan is CEO of the Scottish...
25 Calls interview with Richard Wilkinson, part 1: “We need to build a mass movement”
...is another way, that we don’t have to go on with the current mess that, with the effects of climate change, is going to become a worse mess. We have to have a picture of the future, but we need also to push for the short-term marginal...
Damage to environment children's key concern in new Crown Estate report
climate change crown estate environment Participation sea seabed young people
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Children's voices on climate change
... Responding to the Climate Crisis Ahead of COP26 - the 26th UN climate change Conference of the Parties (31 Oct - 12 November 2021) - Children in Scotland is listening to and supporting the views of children and young people on climate...
Changing our World: Member profiles
...dog looks like "Lassie" Byron Local authority Edinburgh Issues I care about climate change, deforestation, COVID-19 Fun fact I like cats, but I am allergic to them! ☹ Kaydence Local authority Orkney...
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Responding to climate crisis through dance
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...crisis Posted on 28 February, 2023 by Nina Joynson access all arts Arts climate change creative scotland environment funding Dance film 'elemental' explores our interaction with the natural elements...
access all arts Arts climate change creative scotland environment fundingClimate-conscious theatre performance comes to Scottish schools
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...22 February, 2023 by Nina Joynson. Photo credit: Andrew Perry Arts climate climate change environment schools Activism and the climate crisis is the focus of 'Maya and The Whale', a new theatre production...
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Young climate activists plan global day of protest
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...of protest Posted 31 August, 2021 by Jennifer Drummond. Main image: Belinda Lawley climate change environment Young people up and down the country who are concerned about the state of the environment will participate...
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...Scotland’s educators, young people, and children to progress Learning for Sustainability and climate change education. The Scottish Government’s recently published Learning for Sustainability Action Plan 2023-2030 (click here for more)...
children and young people health and wellbeing learning for sustainability Outdoor education outdoor learningEnvironmental design challenge
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...27 September, 2022 by Nina Joynson. Image: Ronnie Macdonald, Flickr (CC BY 2.0) climate climate change engineering environment science Scottish Schools sea West of Scotland school pupils have been tasked with engineering new and...
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...fundraising for Pakistan floods Posted 6 September, 2022 by Nina Joynson climate change Education environment Fundraising global A Scotland-based initiative has developed new school...
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...Drummond. Image from Children in Scotland event, September 2018. Children's rights climate change Education environment equality Health LGBT Mental Health UNCRC Young people across...
Children's rights climate change Education environment equality Health LGBT Mental Health UNCRCFree bus travel arrives for under-22s in Scotland
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...in Scotland Posted 2 February, 2022 by Nina Joynson children and young people climate change sustainability travel Children and young people can now access free bus travel, with the Scottish Government...
children and young people climate change sustainability travelCarbon footprint is focus of new digital art installation
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...art installation Posted 3 November, 2021 by Nina Joynson Arts climate climate change environment A digital art installation project asking children and adults in Scotland and India to ‘bare their...
Arts climate climate change environmentCOP26 brings new opportunities for young people
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...young people to get involved Posted 27 October, 2021 by Nina Joynson climate climate change environment The spotlight is on the climate emergency as COP26 approaches, and recent reports provide evidence for...
climate climate change environmentA bold new world
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...Roseanna Cunningham, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary in charge of Environment, climate change and Land Reform reflects on government priorities in relation to the environmental emergency. In her leader comment, she talks about...
"It's social engineering and it's morally wrong"
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...UK government Alongside 17 partners, we’ve made a series of calls ranging from rights to climate change Download the manifesto Children in Scotland magazine: Issue 195 Get more content from the current...