£58bn plan to rewire Great Britain expected to spark tensions along route – Yahoo
“”The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has vowed to “get tough” on local people who oppose onshore wind turbines, while Labour’s goal to decarbonise the grid by 2030 relies on projects being connected swiftly. The government hopes to hit the same target by 2035. Tom Burke, the chair of the E3G Read more…
‘Monster’ pylons could cut home values by 30% – Scottish Daily Mail
Scottish Daily Mail By Claire Elliot HOMEOWNERS along the route of a 70-mile ‘monster’ pylon scheme could see the value of their property slump by up to 30 per cent, experts have warned. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) want to create an overhead power line stretching from the Read more…
Wind farm plans could ‘destroy’ Scots site of ‘national importance’ as SNP quango refuses to step in – Express
The SNP Government body responsible for protecting Scotland’s historic environment has been blasted after refusing to designate a site as being of “national importance” due to a major wind farm being planned there. It means that the site in Aberdeenshire could be destroyed by turbines despite being historically important to Read more…
Torfichen wind farm – eighteen turbines, 180 metres high in Midlothian – Midlothian View
This View has been written by Midlothian View Reader Celia Hobbs I am grateful for the opportunity to contact the people of Midlothian about a planning application affecting Gladhouse Reservoir through Midlothian View. Penicuik Environment Protection Association, PEPA, supported Midlothian Council from 2005 to 2015 to uphold the Local Plan Read more…
Scotland will bear brunt of UK climate change costs – Energy Voice
Scotland will be disproportionately hit by the financial burden of tackling climate change, a watchdog has warned. The Scottish Fiscal Commission said the Scottish Government would need to spend an average of £1.1bn a year to meet net zero, around 18% of its budget, to meet the “balanced pathway” scenario Read more…
Controversial Glenkens windfarm plans thrown out for second time – Daily Record
Plans for a controversial new windfarm in the Glenkens have been thrown out for a second time. Energiekontor has failed in its bid to build turbines at Garcrogo near Corsock. Scottish Government reporter Elspeth Cook found the proposal for seven windmills didn’t meet with the existing development plan. This was Read more…
Moving The Goalposts Planning foul play -Climate Scepticism
The view from the other side Scotland Against Spin (SAS), as its website says is “the independent alliance campaigning for the reform of the Scottish Government’s wind energy policy”. It is petitioning the Scottish Parliament for reforms to the Scottish planning system which (notwithstanding the suggestions by Nick Winser that Read more…