Energy Minister “risks repeating the mistakes” on carbon capture hype
The unproven technology has decades of global failures, blowing through budgets and constantly missing deadlines.
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‘Rotten foundations’ undermine Climate Plan
Despite the warnings, advice and numerous examples of its failure, Scottish Ministers built their entire Climate Plan on the rotten foundations of dodgy carbon capture.
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Legal threat over Peterhead plant fossil fuel ‘lock in’
The proposed gas power station would mean huge climate pollution and sky rocketing energy bills for a generation.
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“Rotten foundations” of Peterhead gas power station are collapsing with carbon capture failure
The lead carbon capture developer has pulled out of the troubled Acorn project
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Carbon capture exposes ‘delusional’ climate gamble by Scottish Ministers
Despite its consistent failures, Ministers had hoped the technology would capture 1/3 of Scottish climate emissions by the end of the next decade
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Carbon capture sell-off “huge embarrassment” for Government
Ministers have promised £280million to the Acorn project but now main backer pulls out
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‘Dreadful’ climate plan does nothing for households, workers and communities
The plan will barely scratch the surface on climate emissions in the coming years.
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Protestors ‘call out SSE boss’ over climate impacts at company AGM
We told SSE shareholders that there is no future in fossil fuels.
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Ministers must reject Peterhead gas plans after climate pollution triples
30 NGOs + 1600 members of the public formally objected to the plans
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