The Scottish Parliament's think-tank

Our work on Environment


  • A Wellbeing Economy?

    A Wellbeing Economy?

    With Scotland facing the challenges of a climate and ecological emergency, rising inequality and an ageing population, this seminar in February 2023 explored the idea of a wellbeing economy


  • COP26: Code Red for Parliaments

    COP26: Code Red for Parliaments

    This report uses events at COP26 to identify a pathway for Parliaments in tackling the climate and biodiversity emergencies.


  • Code Red: Parliaments & the Climate and Ecological Emergencies

    Code Red: Parliaments & the Climate and Ecological Emergencies

    This COP26 event asked parliamentarians, advisers, citizens & academics to explore how Parliaments must evolve in the context of a Code Red for humanity.


  • Scotland 2045: A Sustainable Society

    Scotland 2045: A Sustainable Society

    Online discussion from September 2021: What does a sustainable Scotland look like? How can we build a society that works for all our citizens? What changes do we need to make as individuals?


  • Scotland’s Climate Assembly: A call to action

    Scotland’s Climate Assembly: A call to action

    18 August 2021 – Online seminar with Scotland’s Climate Assembly: How should Scotland change to tackle the climate emergency in an effective and fair way?


  • Scotland 2030: Carbon Positive Jobs

    Scotland 2030: Carbon Positive Jobs

    Wednesday 5 February 2020, at the Scottish Parliament What jobs will there be in a net zero Scotland? With a climate emergency to respond to while new technology pushes at boundaries and disrupts our lives,…


  • Scotland 2030: A Sustainable Future for Rural Scotland

    Scotland 2030: A Sustainable Future for Rural Scotland

    Scotland’s sparsely-populated areas are predicted to lose a quarter of their population by 2046, with the working age population likely to shrink by 33%. At the same time, the challenge of enabling the development that…


  • Climate Change with the IPCC

    Climate Change with the IPCC

    Seminar in April 2019 with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looking at science, policy and solutions on a global scale. Features a podcast.


  • Scotland 2030: Our Food Future

    Scotland 2030: Our Food Future

    This seminar in September 2018 used Nourish Scotland’s vision of a sustainable food system in 2030 to prompt a discussion on food in Scotland. Features video of presentations and report.


  • Scotland 2030: Autonomous Vehicles

    Scotland 2030: Autonomous Vehicles

    Are autonomous vehicles the future? How well developed are they already, what is likely to happen next, and how can Scotland exploit the opportunities they present? Scotland’s Futures Forum was delighted to work with Ivan…