Stopping plans for a new gas burning power station at Peterhead – MSP briefing
Why MSPs must oppose plans for a new gas burning power station at Peterhead.
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Why MSPs must oppose plans for a new gas burning power station at Peterhead.
Workers need a real transition plan that can help them shift to secure green jobs, not political stunts that lock us into fossil fuels for longer.
The revelations come as concern grows about the corrupting influence of oil companies on Scotland’s efforts to tackle climate breakdown.
Our new investigation is one of the largest reviews of corporate lobbying ever undertaken in Scotland.
Short briefing on why this proposal is bad news for our climate, workers and the transition away from fossil fuels.
The final COP decision included reference to “transition away” from fossil fuels but does not include the fast, fair and funded phase out that is needed.
Campaigners warn approving new fossil fuel power at Peterhead would lock Scotland into using fossil fuels for decades, shackling household energy bills to prices set by volatile global gas markets.