Acorn CCS proposals ‘nothing but polluters pipe dream’
Politicians are pleading on behalf of rich fossil fuel polluters for more public money to be poured into the Acorn carbon capture project.
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Press Releases
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‘Hollow’ Programme for Goverment risks greenwashing carbon capture plans
Political programme contains few plans to deliver the transformative change needed to improve lives and cut pollution.
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Climate Minister slammed for attending “greenwash fest” conference
Protestors targeted the Edinburgh event which was full of big polluters pushing carbon capture.
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£22billion carbon capture handout could push energy bills higher
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Labour accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over fossil fuel donation
The firm behind controversial Peterhead gas plant gives £25k to party despite UK Ministers saying we ‘must protect billpayers from fossil fuel price rollercoaster’
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The real climate emissions of Peterhead carbon capture power station proposals
A briefing for MSPs about the real emissions of the proposed new gas-fired power plant at Peterhead.
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The Real Climate Pollution of Peterhead Power Station – Report & briefing
The true climate pollution could be five times greater than disclosed by the developers.
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Peterhead power station: 5 times more climate pollution than developers admitted
The Scottish Government must now order the companies to produce an honest assessment of the climate emissions from the project.
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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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