Herald letters
Reply to Aileen’s letter of 9 October.
Renewables ‘not replacing fossil fuels’ – ReNews.Biz
Renewables are still just meeting increased demand for electricity rather than replacing fossil fuels, according to DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook The report finds that between 2017-2022 fossil fuels met 51% of new energy demand, despite a rapid buildout of renewable capacity. Solar installations reached a record 250GW in 2022, according Read more
UK visa rules ‘pose significant risk to offshore wind industry’ – The National
OFFSHORE projects in the UK are facing barriers due to the strict new immigration rules from the Home Office, a lawyer at a top international legal firm has warned. The Tory government’s “extremely complex” visa rules risk putting further strain on the offshore wind sector, increasing project budgets and even Read more
Herald letters
When it’s easy to back turbines I FEEL compelled to respond to Elspeth Russell (Letters, October 5). There are no wind farms in “urban” areas. There are some small, single turbines or pairs of turbines on industrial sites or courses. Even the single turbine situated near to Castlemilk on the Read more
Communities which allow onshore wind could request a new GP – Mail Online
The government has previously looked into cutting bills in return for wind farms. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12608983/onshore-wind-farms-request-new-GP-nursery-exchange-plans-considered-ministers.html?fbclid=IwAR2AEMP84JGSNgtbAgZAVqa2j9sODjF0EBfXdvFNr2ZAgpfuQz_rruThbyg
Herald letters
Green fascism in action HUGH Noble (Letters, April 6) criticises the Prime Minister for his pro-growth agenda, which he claims is incompatible with net zero. Furthermore, he says that “to hold an anti-green position is a pro-human extermination position”. This is climate alarmism of the worst kind. I am Read more
Scotsman letters
Before attributing the causes principally to CO2 it should be noted that it constitutes just 0.04 per cent of all atmospheric gases, 96 per cent of which originate from entirely natural sources, thus further reducing any human influences on the climate to a very marginal role. Even though CO2 Read more
Campaigners are calling for a mandatory two-mile buffer zone – Scotsman
Our accidents stats are in the Scotsman today too.. Scotland Against Spin (SAS), the independent alliance campaigning for reform of the Scottish Government’s wind energy policy, says that as more turbines are built, more accidents are occurring, which it claims pose a threat to public safety. The Scottish Government said Read more