Monica Lennon 'profoundly disappointed' after Holyrood committee shelves ecocide bill Monica Lennon has been left “profoundly disappointed” that her ecocide legislation has been shelved, warning it is “a missed opportunity to protect Scotland’s environment”.

🚨 The Ecocide (Scotland) Bill is dead*. Long live the Bill. 😵

*Ok, well, it’s not quite dead - rather the Bill is ‘paused’ - but who will carry it over the line if its current bearer loses their seat. 😬

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🤔 Is the Scottish Ecocide Bill going the way of the UK Ecocide Bill? It’s rapidly running out of parliamentary time and may fall before consensus can be reached.

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🎉 The Ecocide (Scotland) Bill passed Stage 1

Votes = Yes 90, No 26, 4 abstentions. Motion AGREED.

Onwards to Stage 2!

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Whats On

📢 Scotland will vote today on whether to criminalise ecocide.

MSPs will vote on whether Ecocide (Scotland) Bill continues its journey towards law.

Watch live: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

Debate scheduled to take place 14:25 to 15:45. Decision time (voting) is 5pm 🤞

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Stage 1 report on the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill Lead committee report by the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the general principles of the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill.

Read the full report here: digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/R...

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💥 Will the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill make it to Stage 2? As Parliament goes in to dissolution on 9th April it’s looking increasingly unlikely.

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📖 Today I am mostly reading the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on Stage 1 of the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill.

⚠️ Massive spoiler alert (in case you were waiting to hear it first in debate on 5th Feb)…..

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