Aberdeenshire Councillors urged to say no to expansion of Scotland’s biggest polluter
SSE wants to build an extra fossil fuelled power plant at Peterhead.
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Energy Strategy: Scottish Government must ‘bite the bullet’ on oil & gas phase out
Scotland needs a fully renewable energy systems by 2030.
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SSE admits new Peterhead gas plant will belch out more climate pollution
The current Peterhead plant is Scotland’s biggest polluter producing over 1 million tonnes of climate changing gases each year.
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Acorn project fails to get funding – Scottish Government must now develop plan to ‘plug the climate gap
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.
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UK Government ‘ignoring elephant in the room’ of oil and gas production
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Budget: Carbon capture funding is massive handout to polluters
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‘Legacy of failure’ of carbon capture highlighted by climate campaigners
The industry is only succeeding in capturing public money, because it is certainly not capturing carbon. We must stop subsidising these hugely profitable polluters.
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Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response to the Grangemouth Inquiry
There is an urgent need for both regional and sectoral just transition planning to ensure the workforce and community are supported through the changes which must come to meet our climate objectives.
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Energy Strategy ‘shies away from the big decisions’
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