Climate Change in Scotland

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For a long time, the scottish economy depended heavily on oil. The country is weighing whether to allow new drilling in big oil fields off shore. We ask: How quickly will scotland be willing to cut off that flow of fossil fuels? And money from the centre for documentary studies at duke university,. this is seen on radio season five, episode eight.

Among the wealthy, industrialized Western countries that created the climate crisis, Scotland is one of the leaders in pivoting away from fossil fuels – or promising to. Just how quickly will Scots be willing to cut off the flow – of oil, and money? Part 8 of The Repair, our series on the climate emergency.

Reported and written by Victoria McArthur, with additional writing and script editing by Cheryl Devall. Production and mix by John Biewen. Music in this episode by Lili Haydn, Kim Carroll, Chris Westlake, Lesley Barber, Cora Miron, and Maetar. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.