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Explore the latest news, case studies, opinion pieces and blogs from across the ECCI community.


News06 March 2025
Scottish Climate Intelligence Service hits the road
SCIS will be travelling to Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh in March to introduce their work to local authorities in a series of roadshows.

Opinion20 February 2025
Stuart Haszeldine: We’re in the carbon wars. Paying to capture and store carbon is like paying for waste collection
In his interview for Energy@Edinburgh, ECCI Co-director and renowned climate scientist Stuart Haszeldine discusses the potential impact of carbon capture and storage technologies.

Case Study20 February 2025
Edinburgh conference centre reflects on a decade of climate efforts
EICC sustainability manager Rob Turnbull explains how they have reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 60% since 2013

News12 February 2025
Report: The economic potential of tidal and wave energy
Commissioned by ECCI residents WES, the study reveals the economic prize for Scotland as a world-leading destination for marine energy.

Blog11 February 2025
Four Scottish businesses take on their transport emissions
Greening your fleet doesn’t always start with “switch everything to electric!”

News22 January 2025
ECCI hosts launch of the SAGES Climate Science Podcast
The innovative podcast series showcases the work of Scotland’s leading scientists and researchers, including ECCI Co-Director Dr Kate Donovan.

Blog22 January 2025
Are energy companies gaslighting us? A guide to green tariffs for SMEs
Due to a loophole in UK regulations, energy suppliers can sell “renewable” electricity even when it is generated entirely from fossil fuels

Case Study08 January 2025
‘We hope to have a ripple effect across the industry’
Edinburgh-based production company LS Productions share the ins and outs of implementing their first-ever sustainable transport policy

Case Study11 December 2024
Edinburgh health charity cuts gas use by 25% with simple boiler tweak
Pilton Community Health looked at their gas usage and found a money-saving measure had shrunk their carbon footprint
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Opinion03 December 2024
Slow progress on climate adaptation at COP29
Dr Kate Donovan reflects on the UN climate change conference and calls for urgent action in Scotland.

News28 November 2024
COP Cafe at ECCI
Throughout the climate summit in Azerbaijan, ECCI live-streamed events and negotiations on a big screen in the ECCI Cafe.