OUR VISION FOR THE HIGHLANDS

We have a vision of a greener, fairer Highlands where:

  • Local people have affordable, warm homes, including to rent

  • Active travel and public transport options allow us to move around easily and without damaging the environment

  • Policies and projects within the Highlands address the climate crisis, provide good jobs and create a people-centred just transition to the new economy

  • Our waste and recycling are no longer piling up here or being shipped abroad, but have become a resource for the new circular economy

  • Everyone can get what they need, where they want it, in our communities, wherever they may be.

Read more about our vision and how we aim to achieve it in our manifesto.

GREEN ACHIEVEMENTS

With just 1 Green councillor, Pippa Hadley in Badenoch & Strathspey, we:


  • Pushed the Highland Council to declare a Climate and Ecological Emergency and aim to be carbon neutral by 2025. Since then the Council has really ramped up its carbon reduction and cut its emissions by 42%.

  • Put pressure on the Highland Council to divest its pension fund from fossil fuel companies and those linked to habitat destruction, instead investing in a carbon neutral economy.

  • Made progress on a system for limiting second homes.

  • Stood up for a fair spending of Highland Council resources.


If we could achieve all this with just 1 Green councillor, think what we could do with more!

MEET OUR CANDIDATES

Our candidates are your neighbours across the Highlands and Islands - people who are passionate about making a greener, fairer world, and delivering change for all our communities.

Find your local candidate here.

WHAT MATTERS TO YOU?

We want to hear what you believe are the most important issues we face. Whether it is the impact of tourism, schools, public transport, housing, or something else entirely, tell us here, or contact your local candidate.


VOTING RESOURCES

Voting in Council Elections factsheet (from the Electoral Commission)

How to Vote (from gov.uk)

How the Single Transferable Vote system works (from Highland Council)

Resources on all things to do with elections (from the Electoral Commission)

Highland Council election information (from Highland Council)