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China has “weaponised” the supply of critical minerals needed for green energy by restricting access “for political leverage”, a group of MPs has warned. Britain’s net zero drive has been left dangerously exposed to a reliance on Beijing for supplies of crucial materials, Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee warned. In a Read more
A NEW environmental report produced for the Viking Energy wind farm development highlights that conditions in the Burn of Lunklet remain “very poor”, according to data. It adds that invertebrate fauna there have been “seriously impacted by changes in water and substrate quality”. However, the report from Aquaterra Ecology says Read more
A new overhead power line to link wind farms to the electricity network will require 50 hectares (120 acres) of trees to be felled along its path. Dumfries and Galloway Council has been advised not to oppose the six mile (9.2km) Glenmuckloch to Glenglass scheme. Forestry Commission Scotland has said Read more
Campaigners who want a temporary halt on the granting of permission for onshore wind farms in Wales say they are furious after Senedd Members decided not to discuss their petition because Climate Change Minister Julie James had written a letter saying she didn’t agree with it. The petition said that Read more
Achieving Net Zero means building 80 million kilometres of new and refurbished power lines within 17 years, equivalent to wrapping the Earth 2,000 times with new electricity grid capacity. All the high voltage lines built in the last century will need to be built again by 2040 to benefit from Read more
One colleague contacted me regarding his MP, who is vice-chair of the Climate All Party Parliamentary Group. She supports the Net Zero agenda and agrees with plans to massively increase offshore wind capacity. He asked me to prepare a summary of the “No” case, to put alongside her version. I Read more
SEVENTEEN turbines up to 200m tall could be erected in the Lammermuir Hills near Gifford. Proposals for Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hub have been lodged with the Scottish Government’s Energy Consent Unit (ECU). Belltown Power UK says that the project would have a generation capacity of up to 136MW of Read more