IN launching its report arguing for a greater say in UK energy policy, the Scottish Government claims that this would contribute to security of supply, that the “lower marginal cost” of wind will ensure reliability and affordability and that “subsidies” Read more
MICHAEL SETTLE and MAGNUS GARDHAM THE Scottish Government has come under fire after claims renewable energy from an independent Scotland would be needed to keep the UK’s lights on. The UK Government will publish its latest analysis paper tomorrow, stressing Read more
Magnus Gardham Political Editor THE local tourist board calls it Big Tree Country. But take a leisurely cycle around the hills and glens of Perthshire and you might be tempted to rename it Big Pylon Country. Work on the Beauly-Denny Read more
Most of us pay some attention to the weather forecast. If it says it will rain in your area tomorrow, it probably will. But if it says the same for a month, let alone a year, later, it is much Read more
Ralph Waldo Emerson was probably thinking of politicians when he said that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. Ministers have to tack with the changing wind to reach their objectives – but there is a difference between Read more
Fresh details have emerged of mooted Tory plans to effectively ban the development of new onshore wind farms after 2020, as the Guardian reported that the Prime Minister was “likely” to propose some form of cap on wind energy as Read more
The professor who refused to sign last week’s high-profile UN climate report because it was too ‘alarmist’, has told The Mail on Sunday he has become the victim of a smear campaign. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597907/Green-smear-campaign-against-professor-dared-disown-sexed-UN-climate-dossier.html
Magnus Gardham Political Editor AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would demand a major say in UK energy policy, according to a new Scottish Government report which warns the risk of power blackouts is “the highest for a generation”. Fergus EWING: Fears green Read more