Views are being sought on proposals which would introduce the crime of ecocide into Scots law for the first time Should causing severe environmental damage be treated as a serious and distinct criminal offence? Are current penalties imposed by courts on individuals and organisations adequate? Could creating this offence impact Read more
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What few bill-payers properly understand is where the mountain of cash they shell out each month is ending up. People sometimes wonder why a landowner would want to host a wind farm. The answer, as this court case shows, is they are being offered rents that would tempt a saint,’ Read more
The UK Supreme Court has refused to allow an appeal against the Scottish Government’s award of planning permission for a wind farm on the border between Moray and Aberdeenshire. https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/supreme-court-denies-request-to-appeal-against-moray-wind-fa-387356/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLnYXlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHplfxtjH47A3Hns1byJ2-3f8o9WOB3F4NAYv08KXVSAVq0GWXYQEefERtPI2_aem_dXVSHwDAfhA-faElodAhvw
Reform’s threat to tear up government support for wind and solar developers would fall foul of contract law, it has been claimed. https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2025/07/reform-told-green-contracts-would-be-ironclad/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLnYEVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjFAYPWwyzX3Ruiv8hK-t3Qpf0fBqjy7cci91UMKucMopOzbO99-7SP_6wkc_aem_Z4G9Mw8hmNiP3hk6T0hOOQ
OVO has announced plans to create a new business division, OVO Renewables, to repower the UK’s ageing onshore wind fleet. The energy supplier said the new venture would oversee the redevelopment of existing wind farms using modern technology to extend their lifespan and boost generation output. OVO Renewables’ first phase Read more
Ed Miliband has opened the way for a fleet of new gas-fired power stations to back up Britain’s wind and solar farms. He has told the National Energy System Operator (Neso) – the UK’s grid operator – that by the end of the decade it must keep 40 gigawatts (GW) Read more
The Herald Don’t blow a fortune on EVS THE Government is poised to announce a £700 million fund to encourage people to buy more electric cars, which will include cash for infrastructure such as pavement gullies for cables to enable roadside charging and grants to make them cheaper to buy. Read more