Publications

Oil, Coal and Resistance

A zine about the history of activism and resistance in Scotland’s fossil fuel industry.

Polluted Pensions

A review of the UK pensions industry’s £128 billion investment in fossil fuels, produced for Platform and Friends of the Earth.

Read the report here

Climate Camp ’22 Report

Following the successful climate camp in August I drew together a report and resource pack collecting together stories and outputs from the event.

Read the summary here

Green recovery letter to the First Minister

82 organisations including Unison, Christian Aid, Living Rent and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society signed a letter I drafted for Friends of the Earth Scotland setting out a vision for a just recovery from Covid.

Read the letter here

Guide to Protest and Scotland’s Covid Rules

In 2020-21 I maintained a guide to Covid lock-down legislation and how it was relevant to people organising protests. It was updated around 10 times as the laws changed.

The final version of the guide can be read here.

The Church of Scotland and Fossil Fuel Investment

Author of report by Christian Aid Scotland, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Eco-congregation Scotland and Operation Noah. Mar 2019.

Download ‘the Church of Scotland and Fossil Fuel Investment

Councils: Fuelling the Fire

Editor on report by Friends of the Earth Scotland, Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Platform and 350.org. Nov 2017.

Download ‘Councils: Fuelling the Fire’

Banking for the Common Good

Senior Editior on report by Gemma Bone for Common Weal, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Move Your Money and the New Economics Foundation. Mar 2016.

Download ‘Banking for the Common Good’

Knowledge and Power: the Fossil Fuel Universities

Author of report commissioned by Platform, 350.org and People & Planet. Nov 2013.

Read more and download the report from People & Planet.

Cairn Energy: Arctic Cowboys

Author of campaign report commissioned by Friends of the Earth Scotland. Sep 2012.

Can Film Inspire Personal Change?

Author of research study for Take One Action Film Festivals. Mar 2012.

Footprints and Handprints: the Edinburgh University Community’s Climate Impact and how we can begin reducing it

Co-Author (with Oliver Cooper) and Editor of research study for University of Edinburgh Sustainability Office. Nov 2010.

You can read shorter articles I’ve written on the front page.