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Net zero will cost Britain more than £125bn this decade, the Government’s own official advisers have said. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) said the annual net cost of switching to green energy would rise from about £15bn in 2025 to a peak of more than £30bn by 2029. The figures Read more

Is this the crisis that proved Ed Miliband right? In recent days, the Energy Secretary has pointed to the Iran conflict as proof that Britain must “double down” on Labour’s net zero policies. In contrast to volatile oil and gas, the Government’s clean power plans will lead to improved energy Read more

So very sorry to see this judgement. Galloway Without Pylons loses their Judicial Review. The Reporters recommended that the application to install approximately 47km of overhead 132kV power lines from Polqanity to an existing substation at Tongland. should be refused but Scottish Ministers disagreed, stating : “On balance, Scottish Ministers Read more

Bad news from Ireland. The High Court dismissed a judicial review brought by local residents seeking to quash planning permission for a large wind farm, finding that although there was a technical error in how the planning authority considered the provisions of a previous development plan following ministerial intervention, this Read more

An excerpt from an article in the Herald yesterday. It’s not April Fools Day! Windy city Meanwhile, the minutes of an all-party oversight group to look at Edinburgh Council’s climate emissions reduction plan – how the authority can cut the emissions from inefficient buildings like the City Chambers, and its Read more

A campaign group in Sutherland is raising serious concerns about a proposed renewable energy project, which involves the construction of a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS ) just 400 metres from several homes. German energy company RWE has submitted an application to build the Inveroykel Wind Farm on land Read more

Plans to build a ‘skyscraper’-sized wind farm on the Ochil Hills has Perth and Kinross Council under fire after the local authority decided against objecting to the proposal. Windburn Wind Farm would site 13 turbines with a maximum height of 150 metres, a 35MW battery energy storage unit and associated Read more