Ministers must demand ‘climate truth’ of Peterhead gas carbon capture plans
Climate groups urge the Scottish Government to demand a new assessment of the environmental harm from the proposed Peterhead gas power station
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Press Releases
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SSE: fossil fuel polluter rakes in “offensive” £714mill profit
The energy group is making profits equivalent to £3.92million every day.
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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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Request for a Scottish Government investigation into breaches of Ministerial Code
Letters to and from the First Minister about mishandling of the Peterhead gas expansion 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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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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