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FINANCE Secretary Kate Forbes has warned that Scotland will not be able to meet its ambitious climate targets without “leveraging in private investment” to help clean up the economy. Scotland has committed to reducing 1990 levels of carbon emissions by 75 per cent by 2030 on the way to becoming Read more
The rapid deployment of onshore wind in Scotland over the past two decades has focused attention on the economic benefits to local economies including landowners. However the limited life cycles of existing turbines (typically 25 years) will divert future attention towards the potential costs of restoration. The onshore wind development Read more
Plans to site 90 new wind turbines between Loch Ness and Glen Affric could hit tourism as it tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to opponents. Three separate projects are currently being explored in the area. Norwegian energy company Statkraft has mooted proposals for the 26-turbine Loch Liath Read more
SSEN Transmission is seeking views on the current Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charging regime, which it said results in Scottish renewable energy generators paying higher costs to connect electricity to the grid than those in other parts of Great Britain. The company has published a discussion paper on Read more
Stare long enough at the hills around the Dumfriesshire village of Moniaive on an Ordnance Survey map and you may eventually come across one called Whiteneuk. Until recently, even the locals had not heard of it. In these rolling uplands, one hill merges into another, forming a vast ruffled blanket Read more
Carbon gold – not often words that spring to mind when thinking about Scotland’s boggy landscape. By Roseanna Cunningham Sunday, 14th February 2021, 7:00 am Yet that is exactly what our peatlands are – huge stores of carbon created by layers of plants transformed over thousands of years – and Read more
In energy policy, it is physics that matters above all else. Executive Orders from the Oval Office, Directives of the European Union, or Acts of Parliament driven through with fanfare by Her Majesty’s Government in London may give the plausible appearance that wishes are horses and beggars may ride, and Read more
Greed blows in Whilst I largely agree with Nigel Martin’s letter (Scotsman, 12 February), I would ask; where is the right place to put a wind farm? Not close to where people have to live with the noise and visual impact which results in their properties being devalued. Not close Read more