Ilona Amos Journalist
  • National World

Environment correspondent for The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

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The Scotsman

Focus Areas

  • Environment

132 Articles
about 1 year ago
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Could rationing be used in war against climate change?

Carbon rationing for everyone could offer a fast and fair way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, academics suggest.

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about 1 year ago
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Deposit return scheme Scotland: 11 things that change under Scotland’s new system

Scotland will become the first of the UK nations to introduce a cash-back recycling scheme for disposable drinks cont...

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about 1 year ago
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Is Scotland losing its bottle over deposit return scheme?

Scotland is due to launch its new recycling scheme for single-use drinks containers in August this year, around two a...

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about 1 year ago
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Fly-tipping Scotland: Eight of the worst rubbish hotspots blighted by piles of festering illegall...

Wrecked vehicles, washing machines, fridges, mattresses, tyres, furniture, building materials, household rubbish.

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about 1 year ago
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Fly-tipping Scotland: Call for action on ‘national shame’ as 60,000 fly-tipping offences recorded...

Landowners and farmers have hit out over the scourge of iIlegal rubbish dumping as the latest official figures reveal...

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over 1 year ago
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Green vision for contact lens wearers as Scottish firm cuts environmental impacts

A Scottish contact lens manufacturer is helping customers across the world see green after a raft of measures to slas...

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over 1 year ago
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Seagrass planting set to begin in Firth of Forth as major restoration project gathers pace

The first seeds are due to be planted in waters off the Scottish capital as part of a major restoration project that ...

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over 1 year ago
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Watch: Beavers check out new home on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

A family of seven beavers is settling into a new home on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond after being saved from a pot...

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over 1 year ago
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Breathtaking footage of wolf dogs climbing in the Isle of Skye’s Cuillin mountains

It might look like an episode of Game of Thrones, but this dizzying footage shows a real-life adventure in the specta...

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over 1 year ago
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Watch: Breathtaking footage of wolf dogs climbing in the Isle of Skye’s Cuillin mountains – just ...

It might look like an episode of Game of Thrones, but this dizzying footage shows a real-life adventure in the specta...

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over 1 year ago
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Salmon fatalities at fish farms ‘double’ in past year, figures suggest

Salmon fatalities at fish farms in Scotland have almost doubled over the past year, according to the latest figures.

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over 1 year ago
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More renewables, hydrogen power and carbon capture tech - what is in the SNP's energy strategy?

Ministers have promised a “bright future” for the North Sea energy industry under the Scottish Government’s 25-year v...

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