News
SSN and WWF publish a briefing on Outcome Indicators and Footprint
Published 02 December 2009SSN and WWF Scotland today publish a briefing note in response to the updated Outcome Indicators menu for Single Outcome Agreements published by the Improvement Service on 20th November.
Scottish Footprint Guide Launched!
Published 24 November 2009John Mason, Director of Environmental Quality, Climate Change and Water Industry for the Scottish Government launched the Local Footprints Guide today at the Merchants Hall in Edinburgh.
South Lanarkshire High School Receives COSLA Excellence Award
Published 14 April 2009The council was honoured at the recent COSLA Excellence Awards as the best in the field for promoting sustainability at Trinity High School.
Scotland's Consumption Emissions Revealed
Published 07 April 2009Rob Edwards, Environment Correspondent for the Sunday Herald, reveals that Scotland's emissions are on the increase when all the carbon is counted.
LFP Area-wide Emissions Briefing Now Available!
Published 11 March 2009Local authorities have asked the LFP to provide a briefing note on area-wide emissions indicators to help with their use in Single Outcome Agreements. The briefing note is now available to download.
SOA Briefing Now Available!
Published 27 January 2009LFP has updated the briefing on using footprint in SOAs. To download the updated LFP briefing: Using Ecological and Carbon Footprint Data, please visit the Local Authorities pages.
Footprint Celebration in the Scottish Parliament
Published 27 January 2009On 3 December, nearly a hundred people from across Scotland gathered at the Scottish Parliament to celebrate the achievements being made in reducing Scotland's footprint by government, local authorities, organisations, schools and individuals.
Update to SOA and Footprint Training
Published 02 December 2008To download presentations from the training event visit the Local Authorities pages
SOA and Footprint Training Event - Register Now!
Published 05 November 200826th November 2008
1030-1530
Perth Concert Hall
Scotland facing ecological credit crunch
Published 29 October 2008The Living Planet Report 2008 released today shows that the scale of this ecological debt will soon become unpayable unless we take urgent action.
Local authority footprint data updated!
Published 27 October 2008Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) have launched a new REAP website with the latest local authority footprints data available to download.
Swedish cities look to Scotland for footprint advice
Published 27 October 2008Local Footprints Officer, Amie Fulton, travelled to Malmo, Sweden overland - to share the Scottish local authority experience using the footprint approach.
Thin crust, deep pan or folded?
Published 27 October 2008Check out the Times Educations Supplement article on Aberdeen pupils reducing their footprint.
Twenty-three choose footprint indicators in SOAs
Published 27 October 2008Local Footprints is delighted that 23 Scottish local authorities have chosen to use ecological or carbon footprint (area-wide) as a local indicator within their Single Outcome Agreements.
Briefing on SOAs and Footprint
Published 10 April 2008The Scottish Government on their announcement: "reduce the local and global environmental impact of our consumption and production".