Cost of carbon capture failures revealed
The UK committed or already spent nearly £500 million on carbon capture projects since 2010, and yet there are no commercial-scale carbon capture projects.
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Press Releases
Find the latest Friends of the Earth Scotland press releases
Investigation demanded after ‘cynical’ attempt by First Minister to dismiss code of conduct breaches
This defensive response is full of inconsistencies, weak excuses and provides no new evidence to support its claims.
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Carbon capture visit and funding ‘makes a mockery’ of planning process
Vital public services are crying out for funding yet John Swinney is giving millions of pounds to a pet project of Shell, who made £50 billion profit in the last two years.
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‘Ministerial code broken 28 times’ in Scot Gov handling of Peterhead power station application
Ministers have been caught out playing fast and loose with the rules, in favour of a polluting project that risks locking households into higher energy bills for decades to come.
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Ministerial Code Breaches: supporting evidence
Evidence outlining the 28 breaches in relation to Minister’s behaviour around the Peterhead gas burning power station planning application.
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Energy giant SSE AGM protests over fossil fuel ‘greenwash’ & fuel poverty
Protesters spoke to shareholders attending the AGM urging them to challenge the company’s plans to build new fossil fuel power stations and force prepayment meters into homes.
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Open Letter to Scottish Government urging them to reject Peterhead power station plans
Dozens of groups warm about impact on climate and household bills of new fossil fuel commitments
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44 organisations urge Scottish Government to reject ‘disastrous’ fossil fuel expansion at Peterhead
Organisations from across Scottish society demand Ministers to reject this disastrous development which will only benefit greedy energy companies at a huge cost to Scottish households and the climate
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SSE want to ‘pull wool over’ public’s eyes on Peterhead gas expansion plan
Climate activists protest SSE huge profits and company plans to build new gas burning power station at Peterhead.
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