Richard Dixon (@richard_dixon) 's Twitter Profile
Richard Dixon

@richard_dixon

Environmental consultant rdixon.scot. Fmr Director @FoEScot & @WWFScotland, Acting Chair @EnvStanScot, Postcode Innovation Trust. Mostly on Bluesky now.

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Mark Ruskell (@markruskell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Scottish Government has consistently been in breach of Article 9 of the Aarhus Convention for the last decade. This prohibits citizens from taking environmental cases due eye water sums of money required. Thanks to Richard Dixon of Environmental Standards Scotland for their evidence.

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Report I helped write for RSGS in today's Herald. "Not tackling climate change could leave Scotland between £30 billion and £140 billion poorer by 2035, and “bankrupt the Scottish economy” Full report: rsgs.org/into-the-red heraldscotland.com/news/25096399.…

RSGS (@royalscotgeosoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Into the Red report underlines a critical fact: the most expensive response to climate change is to do nothing. Mike Robinson Richard Dixon heraldscotland.com/news/25096399.…

Dr Paul Dorfman (@dorfman_p) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Economic report on devastating impact climate change on #Scotland economy if mitigation measures not pursued - “bankrupt the Scottish economy”. heraldscotland.com/news/25096399.…

RSGS (@royalscotgeosoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

❗ Counting the cost of climate inaction ❗ We have just released a major new report titled Into the Red which underlines a critical fact: the most expensive response to climate change is to do nothing. Read the full report here: bit.ly/Intothered

❗ Counting the cost of climate inaction ❗

We have just released a major new report titled Into the Red which underlines a critical fact: the most expensive response to climate change is to do nothing.

Read the full report here: bit.ly/Intothered
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For Scotland, April 2025 was 3rd warmest April ever recorded, 1.8C above the 19881-2010 average, beaten only by 2011 & 2007 . 2.8C warmer than the 1961-1990 average. Also 2nd sunniest April ever with > 50% more sunshine than average, beaten only by 2021. rdixon.scot/2025/05/06/apr…

For Scotland, April 2025 was 3rd warmest April ever recorded, 1.8C above the 19881-2010 average, beaten only by 2011 & 2007 . 2.8C warmer than the 1961-1990 average. Also 2nd sunniest April ever with > 50% more sunshine than average, beaten only by 2021.
rdixon.scot/2025/05/06/apr…
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On the Big Blue Train to London for the premiere of Dave Attenborough’s Oceans film, courtesy of People’s Postcode Lottery

On the Big Blue Train to London for the premiere of Dave Attenborough’s Oceans film, courtesy of People’s Postcode Lottery
Open Seas (@theopenseas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new David Attenborough film #OCEAN premiering today is set to lift the lid on the environmental damage caused by bottom-trawling, but crucially… what can be done about it. Protecting more of our seas from bottom-trawling will see the life in our seas rebound. It just needs the

A new David Attenborough film #OCEAN premiering today is set to lift the lid on the environmental damage caused by bottom-trawling, but crucially… what can be done about it. Protecting more of our seas from bottom-trawling will see the life in our seas rebound. It just needs the
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🚨 WE ARE RECRUITING 🚨 Could you be our Mass Lobby Coordinator? We are looking for a highly organised and effective coordinator to oversee the planning and delivery of a mass climate lobby of MSPs in September 2025. Find out more and apply here: stopclimatechaos.scot/stop-climate-c…

🚨 WE ARE RECRUITING 🚨

Could you be our Mass Lobby Coordinator?

We are looking for a highly organised and effective coordinator to oversee the planning and delivery of a mass climate lobby of MSPs in September 2025.

Find out more and apply here: stopclimatechaos.scot/stop-climate-c…
Claudia Beamish (@claudiabeamish) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Labour are backtracking on a plan to help save birds: by blocking a new rule that would make developers put a £35 nest brick in every new home. They think it'll help win them votes - we need to show it would do the opposite. Sign the petition 38d.gs/9qg-

Richard Dixon (@richard_dixon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am pleased to tell you that I have been appointed by Ministers, with the approval of the Scottish Parliament, to be the Chair of @envstanscot.bsky.social for the next 4 years environmentalstandards.scot/keep-up-to-dat…

RSGS (@royalscotgeosoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In our next Meet the Experts session, authors of the Into the Red report Dr Richard Dixon & Dr Mike Robinson will discuss the report in more detail, and consider what its findings means for Scotland going forward. Book tickets now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-exp…

In our next Meet the Experts session, authors of the Into the Red report Dr Richard Dixon & Dr Mike Robinson will discuss the report in more detail, and consider what its findings means for Scotland going forward. 

Book tickets now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-exp…
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May 2025 in Scotland - not just sunniest May ever, sunniest month ever. 92 hrs or 52% sunnier than the May average. Also 1.2ºC warmer than average, making it the 6th= warmest May. Spring of 2025 was the sunniest and warmest spring ever recorded. rdixon.scot/2025/06/02/may…

May 2025 in Scotland - not just sunniest May ever,  sunniest month ever.  92 hrs or 52% sunnier than the May average.  

Also 1.2ºC warmer than average, making it the 6th= warmest May.

Spring of 2025 was the sunniest and warmest spring ever recorded.

rdixon.scot/2025/06/02/may…
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We have a launched a consultation on our new draft Strategy that will set the direction of work for ESS for the next five years. We hope that you will give us your views. 📖 Read our draft Strategy: bit.ly/4jzqcgK ✍️ Access our consultation: bit.ly/4kQHiYC

We have a launched a consultation on our new draft Strategy that will set the direction of work for ESS for the next five years. We hope that you will  give us your views. 
 
📖 Read our draft Strategy: bit.ly/4jzqcgK

✍️ Access our consultation: bit.ly/4kQHiYC
Tony Juniper (@tonyjuniper) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is really important. How do we unlock the billions needed for Nature recovery via investments from the private sector? If you have some insight, important to share it now. gov.uk/government/cal…

Richard Dixon (@richard_dixon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

2025 could be Scotland's hottest year ever. June 2025 was the 11th warmest June in Scotland >1ºC warmer than the 1991-2020 ave. 4 months > 1ºC warmer than this ave. If 2nd half of year is the same 2025 will be warmest year ever recorded, beating 2022. rdixon.scot/2025/07/03/202…

2025 could be Scotland's hottest year ever. June 2025 was the 11th warmest June in Scotland >1ºC warmer than the 1991-2020 ave. 4 months > 1ºC warmer than this ave. If  2nd half of year is the same 2025 will be warmest year ever recorded, beating 2022.

rdixon.scot/2025/07/03/202…
Transform Scotland (@transformscot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Simple zebra crossings are an easy and low-cost means of giving pedestrians priority. Sustrans latest report backs their wider use 👇 sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/news/… We now need UK Gov to give councils the power to make them commonplace.