Latest figures show Scotland continues to outperform the rest of the UK in tackling climate change, according to Scottish Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham. She said: “In Western Europe, only one of 15 EU states – Sweden – has achieved greater reductions. Our efforts are being recognised globally with Christiana Figueres, Read more
By David Kerr A campaign group has demanded an apology from the Scottish Government for “rejoicing” in a court decision to back a huge windfarm south of Inverness. The Friends of the Great Glen environmental group accused ministers of supporting the “destruction of a vast area of wild land” by Read more
The final ministerial appointment and two portfolio announcements in the UK’s Energy and Business Department have been made by the prime minister. The new minister for British Energy and Industry is Jesse Norman, MP. He was elected as MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire in May 2010 and this is Read more
The delay to the construction of the controversial Hinkley point plant raises a question: what else can provide baseload power without polluting? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/30/hinkley-point-c-if-not-nuclear-then-what-renewables-ccs
“CLEXIT” (CLimate Exit) was inspired by the Brexit decision of the British people to withdraw from the increasingly dictatorial grasp of the EU bureaucracy. https://windfarmaction.wordpress.com/
The Scottish Government is to spend £300,000 on virtual research and training projects in renewables. http://www.energylivenews.com/2016/08/01/scotland-spends-300000-on-virtual-turbines/
ESB rejects objections to wind farm saying the white-tailed sea eagles are rarely in area http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/wind-turbines-killed-eagles-in-kerry-cork-says-parks-service-1.2741045