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A new direction from the Scottish Government has told all council planning authorities to inform it of any data centre planning applications that they receive. It also requires that two planned data centres in Fife and Edinburgh will have to publish environmental impact assessments.
The Scottish Government must stop making excuses and close the loopholes in its incinerator moratorium now.
Despite obscene profits from the Iran War, SNP figures want oil companies to pay less taxes
Oil giant double profits off back of Iran war
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham today announced that that most single bus fares in England would be capped at £2 from 1 January 2027.
It would set a terrifying precedent if the new Prime Minister caved in to oil company lobbyists by approving new drilling in the North Sea.
We need to build an energy system that brings down bills, is powered by renewables and run in the public interest.
Figures released by the Scottish Government this week (9 June) show that Scotland’s carbon footprint has increased 1.6% from 2021 to 2022.
The figures showed just 1.0% reduction in climate pollution, well below the previous legal targets to cut emissions.
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