News Archive
SSN Newsletter 75 - May
Published 08 May 2008The May edition of the newsletter is now available to download, featuring all the latest news from around Scotland and the UK, as well as top European and international stories.
SSN's Response to the Scottish Climate Change Bill Consultation
Published 23 April 2008Following consultation at our 2007 annual conference and in March 2008, the Sustainable Scotland Network's response to the Scottish Climate Change Bill consultation provides a clear steer to the Scottish Government on their approach to climate change.
SSN Newsletter 74 - April
Published 11 April 2008The April edition of the SSN Newsletter is now available for download. Jam-packed with up-to-the-minute news from Scotland, the UK and beyond, SSN Newsletter 74 is not to be missed.
Consistent Emissions Profiles for LAs
Published 11 April 2008Many Scottish local authorities are using more than one tool to build their local emissions profiles, and seeking clarity on how these tools and their data sources compare and complement each other. The SSN-hosted Local Footprints Project approached Sustainable Development Commission (Scotland) and the Improvement Service to facilitate a process, including the hosting of a workshop for tools providers, to resolve these issues.
Anna Hunter - SSN's New Information Assistant In Post
Published 01 April 2008SSN is pleased to announce our new Information Assistant is now in post. Anna Hunter will be focussing on Information Management Systems and research development.
SSN Learning Brief 3 -Transport - Now Available
Published 28 March 2008The Sustainable Scotland Network has synthesised all of the learning and debate that took place at our December Quarterly Meeting - Sustainable Transport & Ecological Footprinting. The learning brief emphasises the value of improved appraisal, the need for better liaison between transportation and planning professionals, and the role of ecological footprinting in the evaluation of transport policy interventions. Please download the Learning Brief here: SSN Learning Brief 3: Sustainable Transport & Ecological Footprinting, and share it with your transport colleagues.
SSN Newsletter 73 Published
Published 20 February 2008The latest edition of SSN's must-read newsletter - SSN 73 (February) is now available for download. Chock-full of features, news stories, events and an update of SSN activity, you can't afford to miss it!
Briefing on SOAs and Footprint
Published 20 February 2008In November 2007, the Scottish Government announced that one of their national outcomes was to “reduce the local and global environmental impact of our consumption and production” which relates to the national indicator to “reduce overall Ecological Footprint’. The Single Outcome Agreements between Scottish Government and local authorities will be based on the national outcomes.
As a result, Local Footprints received queries from several councils to requesting clarify how the Ecological Footprint indicator could be used in Single Outcome Agreements. This SOA and Footprint Briefing briefing details how local authorities can use Ecological Footprint as an indicator for Single Outcome Agreements.
International Urban Planning Conference Hosts Succesful SSN Meeting
Published 12 February 2008SSN is pleased to announce that our March Quarterly Meeting took place in Dundee, as a part of an international conference in sustainable urban planning. The participative conference, Urban Planning & Regeneration: Key to Tackling Climate Change, was hosted by CIFAL-Findhorn (the UN's north-European training centre for sustainability) and Dundee City Council on March 17th and 18th 2008. The Conference featured case studies from pioneering urban planners from Curitba (Brazil), Freiburg (Germany), Dundee (Scotland) and Transition Towns (Edinburgh).
SSN's January Newsletter Published
Published 17 January 2008SSN's first newsletter of 2008 - Edition 72 - is now available to download.
SSN to support international Urban Planning conference
Published 17 January 2008SSN is supporting an exciting international conference. Urban Planning & Regeneration: Key to Tackling Climate Change is being held in Dundee on March 17th-18th, organised by CIFAL-Findhorn and Dundee City Council.
Aberdeenshire School Reduces Footprint!
Published 14 January 2008Learn how Markethill Primary School used the School's Global Footprint resource to reduce their footprint.
Scottish Climate Change Bill: Sustainable Scotland Network Pre-Consultation Ideas Published
Published 07 December 2007The SSN Annual Conference 2007 included a unique pre-consultation session on Scotland's Climate Change Bill. Transcripts of these lively and acutely relevant discussions can now be viewed at the SSN Climate Change Forum. Read on, log in, speak out!
SSN Newsletter 71 published
Published 30 November 2007SSN Newsletter 71 is now available for download. This collectable edition is the last overseen by Alan Speedie's astute editorial gaze. Download the newsletter here: SSN Newsletter 71
Climate Change Tools Database Launched
Published 15 November 2007A research project, led by the Scottish Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SCCIP), has produced a database and guidance report on climate change mitigation and adaptation tools to help local authorities locate "the right tools for the right jobs". The Scottish Government-funded project was supported by the SSN and a number of active network members.
Carbon Footprints for Local Authorities
Published 08 November 2007The Local Footprints Project and the Stockholm Environment Institute launched a report at the SSN annual conference this week. The report, Right Climate for Change - Carbon footprinting for Scottish local authorities, identifies priority services areas that local authorities need to address to achieve the Government's national ambition to reduce Scotland's carbon dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050.
SSN Newsletter 70 published
Published 25 October 2007SSN's October Newsletter is now available for download! You can access the newsletter here: SSN Newsletter 70.
Councils Commit to Reducing their Ecological Footprint
Published 15 October 2007Scottish local authorities are queuing up to join a new initiative which will help them reduce their environmental impact, as well as making efficiency savings, through shrinking their footprint.
SSN Conference 2007 - Local Government & Climate Change
Published 08 October 2007You can follow all proceedings from the SSN Conference 2007, Local Government and Climate Change - Your How To Guide, online. Revealing and unashamedly direct interviews with key speakers and SSN members on how local government should be delivering climate change adaptation and mitigation give you the real 'how to' on local climate change action. Go to the SSN climate change conference - live audio feed now!
'Crucial role' of SSN staff and members celebrated in new report
Published 05 October 2007A recent report by leading CSR organisation Agenda Scotland has rated SSN as the third most important Sustainable Development organisation in Scotland.
SSN's online Best Value & Sustainable Development Toolkit Launched
Published 05 October 2007A user-friendly online version of SSN's highly-acclaimed Best Value & sustainabel Development Toolkit is now live