A daily newspaper has run a series of investigations on the environment ahead of the United Nations’ climate summit on its patch.

Glasgow-based daily The Herald has announced the launch of the new ‘How Green is Scotland?’ series as the city prepares to host the COP26 conference at the end of this week.

The series is part of a partnership between The Herald and independent investigative journalism website The ferret which was launched earlier this year.

The resulting articles ran last week, with The Herald splashing on the first last Tuesday.

Herald editor-in-chief Donald Martin said: “As the eyes of the world turn to Scotland for COP26, it is important we take a closer look at how green we are as a nation and highlight our successes and failures.

“This major investigation in partnership with The Ferret is insightful, revealing and importantly sets the agenda for the debates we need to have and the challenges we need to overcome.”

Rob Edwards, co-founder and director of The Ferret, added: “Since we started six years ago, The Ferret has investigated and exposed environmental problems and their impacts on the people of Scotland and beyond.

“Now, as the world turns its attention to Glasgow through COP26, these stories are more vital than ever.

“In How Green is Scotland, our journalists reveal how Scotland’s environment is suffering. Big companies break the rules, our air and water is polluted, our wildlife is depleted and our climate targets are missed. We also talk to those with ideas on what needs to be done.

“As with our previous series, Who Runs Scotland, it has been a pleasure to work with The Herald holding power to account by shining a light on issues important to people in Scotland. We look forward to sharing How Green is Scotland in the hope it will help us all move towards a better future.”