Peterhead Gas Archives

SSE admits new Peterhead gas plant will belch out more climate pollution

31st March 2023

The current Peterhead plant is Scotland’s biggest polluter producing over 1 million tonnes of climate changing gases each year.

Climate campaigners urge MSPs for a strong Climate Change Bill

Acorn project fails to get funding – Scottish Government must now develop plan to ‘plug the climate gap

30th March 2023

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.

Flares light up the sky at night, Mossmorran, Fife.

Budget: Carbon capture funding is massive handout to polluters

15th March 2023

‘Legacy of failure’ of carbon capture highlighted by climate campaigners

14th March 2023

The industry is only succeeding in capturing public money, because it is certainly not capturing carbon. We must stop subsidising these hugely profitable polluters.

Damning Carbon Capture report exposes ‘significant risk’ of Peterhead power station plans

02nd September 2022

New research further undermines carbon capture technology calling it “wildly unrealistic as a climate solution”

New fossil gas power station at Peterhead must be rejected on climate grounds, say campaigners

04th July 2022

The plan flies in the face of the clear and pressing need to cut the use of fossil fuels, as recommended by climate scientists and energy experts.

FoES objection to new gas-fired Peterhead power station

July 2022

Submission to Scottish Government urging them to reject application for a new gas-fired power station.