Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) is a coalition of around 60 organisations in Scotland that are campaigning on climate change. Together we represent over two million people in Scotland, an amazing 40% of the population.

We have close links with the Stop Climate Chaos coalition in London and work with them on cross-border issues whenever we can. But Scotland faces many challenges relating to climate change that are quite different from England and Wales.

Much that affects climate change emissions and adaptation is devolved from Westminster to Holyrood, for example housing, transport, energy and education. The cultural, educational, legal, social and geographical context is different and Scotland’s potential for developing renewable energy has been recognized to be considerable. It is for these reasons that a strong Scottish coalition is working on climate change issues specific to Scotland, while keeping close ties with our colleagues in England and Wales, and indeed through our networks across the world.

The current focus of SCCS is the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill, which was passed by the Scottish Parliament in June 2009. For more info read our briefing on the Bill.

Scotland’s own emissions account for only a relatively small percentage of the global total, so if we do achieve a ‘world leading bill’, SCCS will work to push the Scottish example as an international precedent. As the Bill is due to become law just before the UN talks in Copenhagen in December this year, there may be opportunities to influence these critical negotiations with our new climate change laws.

To find out more about Scottish campaigns, events or volunteering opportunities, please contact Gail Wilson, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coordinator:
Email: gail[at]stopclimatechaosscotland.org
(please replace "[at]" with the @ symbol)
Phone: 0131 311 6512
Post: c/o RSPB Scotland, Dunedin House, 25 Ravelston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH4 3TP

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland is a charity registered in Scotland, number SCO39643.