MSPs Seek Views on Proposals for New ‘Ecocide’ Law to Tackle Polluters

MSPs seek views on proposals for new ‘ecocide’ law to tackle polluters

A Scottish Parliament committee is inviting the public to have their say on proposals for a new law aimed at tackling the worst polluters in Scotland

Law Committee Seeks Public Views on Ecocide (Scotland) Bill - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News

Launching the call for views on the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, Convener of the Net Zero, Energy & Transport Commitee, Edward Mountain MSP Holyrood’s Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee has launched a call for views on the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, which proposes to introduce the crime of ecocide into Scots law for the first time. The Committee is inviting members of the public and interested…

Will Scotland become the first UK nation to criminalise ecocide?

This post is by Jodie Bettis, a Grand Union Scholar at the Open University. Ecocide broadly refers to severe damage to or loss of ecosystems, and in response to the ecological emergency, campaigners worldwide are seeking to criminalise the most environmentally destructive acts. More and more countries recognise ecocide in law According to the Eco…