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Read all about it! Global climate change in the news

By Historic Scotland On April 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Katie Hummelt, Renewables Intern writes… UK chief scientist, Professor Sir John Beddington has urged world leaders to appreciate the urgency of the impacts of climate change and to take action to reduce carbon emissions. In the final week of his tenure he told the BBC, “The current variation we are seeing in temperature or rainfall [...]

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Green Tourism Business Scheme

By Historic Scotland On March 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Eleanor Mitchell, Sustainability Officer writes… Historic Scotland is a member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme. Assessors from this nation-wide scheme carry out audits of our business’s green working practices against a set list of criteria such as management, energy, water, waste, purchasing and innovation and give recommendations for development in their audit report. Most [...]

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Sharing knowledge – spreading the word

By Historic Scotland On February 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment

 Katie Hummelt, Renewables Intern writes… Recently, the Scottish Traditional Skills Training Centre hosted a two-day seminar entitled, ‘Meeting the Challenges Climate Change Presents to Scotland’s Historic Environment’.  Speakers from public and private sectors met in snowy Aberdeenshire to share information on a range of topics including the scientific evidence for climate change, research on energy [...]

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Historic Scotland’s ‘Year of Natural’ blog is alive and kicking!

By Historic Scotland On February 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Eleanor Mitchell, Sustainability Officer writes… 2013 is the Year of Natural Scotland (YoNS), when we are encouraged to venture out and explore Scotland’s abundance of natural heritage. So Bob Tevendale, Historic Scotland’s Natural Heritage Advisor has started a blog to keep us informed of what’s happening in the world of biodiversity across the Historic Scotland [...]

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Make your home an ‘energy house’

By Historic Scotland On December 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Katie Hummelt, Renewables Intern writes… As part of Historic Scotland’s information on how to make traditional buildings more energy efficient, we have released a new interactive computer-based program called ‘The Energy House’. This is a way for homeowners to learn about appropriate alterations to make their buildings more energy efficient, lowering energy bills and reducing [...]

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