David Ross Finally we may be nearing the end of the Pairc saga, and consequently the prospect of the first hostile community buyout is fading. But this rather long chapter in the story of land ownership in Scotland has raised more questions about the effectiveness of the land reform legislation, Read more
by Edwin Lawrence, More than 3000 letters of objection were this week officially lodged against one of five proposed windfarms around Straiton. And Save Straiton for Scotland chairman Bill Steven personally delivered the objections to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit in Glasgow. The SSfS website this week proclaims: “Let’s Read more
Friday 15 November 2013 An application for an offshore windfarm within view of Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf resort was mishandled by Government officials, his legal team has claimed. Gordon Steele QC suggested, at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, that if the windfarm project was not a “guinea pig” then Read more
Stirling is to play host to Scotland’s first national conference exploring the cost of wind energy. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/stirling-conference-to-hear-wind-power-arguments-1.153795
Plans to create a major wind farm off the east coast of Scotland will boost electricity generation capacity within East Lothian. http://www.eastlothiannews.co.uk/news/local-news/cockenzie-s-powerful-case-boosted-by-offshore-wind-1-3188295
Controversial plans to build a pair of giant wind turbines at Peterhead Harbour have been blocked by the Scottish government. http://www.buchanobserver.co.uk/news/local-headlines/government-pull-the-plug-on-harbour-turbines-1-3190810
In an internal briefing paper, accessed by “The Hindu”, U.S. tells negotiators to delay emission cut commitments and not to agree on any time line for funds http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/us-wont-commit-process-for-loss-and-damage-at-warsaw/article5351162.ece
Japan has drastically scaled back its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, possibly complicating efforts to forge a global climate change pact. http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/japan-dials-back-climate-change-emissions-target/article5354300.ece