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Scotland could be first county to make environmental destruction a crime under 'ecocide' laws proposed by MSP

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environmental destruction a crime under groundbreaking “ecocide” laws being proposed by an MSP. Glasgow will host world leaders at the COP26 climate change conference in November in the wake of a stark UN warning that global warming now poses a “code red for humanity”.

And Labour’s Monica Lennon has now challenged First Ministe r Nicola Sturgeon to place her government at the forefront of the fightback.

That would mean supporting legislation to outlaw new projects like the controversial Cambo oil field off Shetland on the grounds that it will cause severe long-term damage to the planet.In June, a team of international lawyers drew up a historic definition of ecocide, which they now want to be adopted by the International Criminal Court.

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