Ask your MSP to support the Ecocide Bill

Ask your MSPs to back the Ecocide Bill

Scottish Co-operative Party MSP Monica Lennon is promoting a Member’s Bill, Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill, which will have its Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 5 February 2026.

The Bill aims to:

Make harming the environment a serious offence through introducing a crime of ecocide.
Deter harm through tough sanctions, including prison sentences.
Ensure Scotland keeps pace with ecocide law developments in Europe and internationally.

The consultation on this Bill demonstrated overwhelming support for an ecocide law – 95% of responses were in favour of introducing a crime of ecocide.

The Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recognised that our current system lacks a clear “apex” environmental offence, one that treats intentional or reckless devastation of our environment as a crime of exceptional gravity. The Stage 1 report also highlighted the Bill’s powerful deterrent and signalling value: even if prosecutions are rare, criminalising ecocide sends a clear message that Scotland puts people and planet before illegal profit.

As the Bill will fall if it does not receive support at Stage 1, we are urging MSPs to look to protect our environment and allow this Bill to progress to the next parliamentary stage where amendments can be made.

If you agree that ecocide should be a crime, ask your MSPs to back the bill.

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As you will know the Stage 1 Debate on the Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill, proposed by Monica Lennon MSP is scheduled to take place Thursday 5 February. The key aims of the Bill are as follows. – Make harming the environment a serious offence through introducing a crime of ecocide. – Deterring harm through tough sanctions, including prison sentences. – Ensures Scotland keeps pace with ecocide law developments in Europe and internationally. The Scottish Government has committed to aligning with the European Union on environmental legislation and policies. The EU recently passed a law that criminalises actions “comparable to ecocide”. The Scottish Government is therefore reviewing this law against its commitment. The Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recognised that our current system lacks a clear “apex” environmental offence – one that treats intentional or reckless devastation of our environment as a crime of exceptional gravity. The Stage 1 report also highlighted the Bill’s powerful deterrent and signalling value: even if prosecutions are rare, criminalising ecocide sends a clear message that Scotland puts people and planet before illegal profit. The committee acknowledged that this legislation could help drive cultural change, influence corporate behaviour, and place Scotland among the leading nations responding to the climate and nature crises. It would also keep us aligned with emerging European standards on environmental crime – and, in some respects, go further. As one of your constituents I am writing to you to ask you support this Bill to ensure that it passes Stage 1 and progresses to Stage 2 where amendments can made if necessary.
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