News Elsewhere contains mainly articles we have permission to republish from Views of Scotland and Country Guardian. You can learn more about these organisations by visiting: http://www.countryguardian.net/ and http://www.viewsofscotland.org/. Occasionally we will also post news from elsewhere on the web.
The Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEIS) published its Eleventh Report of Session 2022–23, Decarbonisation of the power sector (HC 283), on 28 April 2023. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero supplied a response on 27 June 2023. Responsibility for scrutiny of Government policy on energy has Read more
Tax chasm David Alexander’s article (“Green housing policies threaten supply of homes”, 13 July) outlined the capital costs of a heat pump system but did not extend to to the operating costs. As electricity is expensive (four times that of gas) then annual energy bills will rise above current Read more
Scottish firm Forsyth of Denny has started decommissioning ScottishPower Renewables Hagshaw Hill wind farm after 30 years of operation. Work is currently under way to disassemble the turbines and prepare the land for the repowering of Scotland’s first commercial wind farm. The decommissioning process will continue over the summer and Read more
We were disturbed to read a post on our Facebook page this afternoon from Paul Swift of Galloway without Pylons. It further emphasises how important it is that the SAS Petition to the Scottish Parliament should succeed, particularly part three of the Petition which requests: appointing an independent advocate to Read more
Many thanks to SAS team member Stephen Lucking who has been busy updating the spreadsheets for s36 applications and scoping schemes. It will make you weep. S36 – APPLICATIONS 100723 S36 – SCOPING SCHEMES 100723
Hopefully we are nearing the end of a very long journey for our Petition which started in March 2021. It was supported by the Scottish Parliament Petitions’ Committee, many MSPs, Councillors, Community Councils and individuals from around the country and has survived five Hearings, numerous consultations with two Chief Read more
DPEA has just published Guidance Note 25 – Selecting in-person, virtual or hybrid procedure for pre-examination meetings, hearings and inquiries. For those of you taking part or likely to in the future, we also advise taking the time to read the other Guidance Notes on the list. https://www.gov.scot/…/planning-appeals-reporters…/
Good news for everyone out there who has made a complaint to ASA. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published an update to its guidance on misleading green claims that demonstrates its collaboration with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and their joint commitment to protect consumers from ‘greenwashing’. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=106f82aa-191d-4151-be3a-10515b447d00