Europe’s Carbon Capture plans have ‘prohibitive’ cost and are ‘nowhere near ready,’ say experts
Europe’s current CCS projects will cost €520 billion and swallow up €140 billion of publi subsidy.
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‘Humilitating’ debate to ditch Scottish climate targets
15 years of insufficient climate action from Scottish Ministers has brought us to this shameful moment.
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13,000 people urge the Scottish Government to reject new gas power station in Peterhead
Campaigners have handed in a petition to the Scottish Government urging them to reject the plans for a new gas burning power station in Peterhead.
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Energy Price Cap rise: new gas at Peterhead could lock in higher bills
Climate campaigners warn that a new gas power station at Peterhead would lock people in Scotland into higher energy bills for decades to come.
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Cost of carbon capture failures revealed
The UK committed or already spent nearly £500 million on carbon capture projects since 2010, and yet there are no commercial-scale carbon capture projects.
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Climate campaigners urge Labour Minister to withdraw from fossil fuel event
Campaigners argue his role at the oil conference is incompatible with a commitment to tackle the worsening climate emergency.
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Scottish climate justice campaigners join global week of action
Campaigners are calling on local councillors and politicians to end fossil fuels in a way that is ‘Fast, Fair & Forever’.
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Grangemouth closure reaction: no justice in this decision
The inevitable Grangemouth closure showed both Governments have no credible just transition plans
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‘Late and lightweight’ Green Industrial Strategy panned
Campaigners also concerned at plans to turn the seas of Scotland into Europe’s carbon dumping ground.
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