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Anger at Rishi Sunak ‘climate denying’ announcements on carbon capture and oil licensing
Money should be invested in working climate solutions – not industry greenwash
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Money should be invested in working climate solutions – not industry greenwash
The Scottish Government has pledged over £100 million to this industry and has refused to rule out using hydrogen from fossil fuels.
Aberdeenshire Councillors missed the opportunity to trigger a public inquiry into the contoversial proposals.
SSE wants to build an extra fossil fuelled power plant at Peterhead.
Scotland needs a fully renewable energy systems by 2030.
The current Peterhead plant is Scotland’s biggest polluter producing over 1 million tonnes of climate changing gases each year.
Climate campaigners say that instead of being over-reliant on these ‘dangerous distractions’ Ministers should be rolling out climate solutions that will rapidly cut fossil fuel use.
Environmental campaigners have said that the UK Government needs to address the ‘elephant in the room’ of domestic oil and gas production as it unveils a raft of energy announcements…
Climate campaigners have said that the UK Government decision to pledge £20 billion over the next 20 years to the carbon capture industry is a ‘massive handout’ to rich oil…
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