Plans to create a major wind farm off the east coast of Scotland will boost electricity generation capacity within East Lothian. http://www.eastlothiannews.co.uk/news/local-news/cockenzie-s-powerful-case-boosted-by-offshore-wind-1-3188295
Controversial plans to build a pair of giant wind turbines at Peterhead Harbour have been blocked by the Scottish government. http://www.buchanobserver.co.uk/news/local-headlines/government-pull-the-plug-on-harbour-turbines-1-3190810
In an internal briefing paper, accessed by “The Hindu”, U.S. tells negotiators to delay emission cut commitments and not to agree on any time line for funds http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/us-wont-commit-process-for-loss-and-damage-at-warsaw/article5351162.ece
Japan has drastically scaled back its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, possibly complicating efforts to forge a global climate change pact. http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/japan-dials-back-climate-change-emissions-target/article5354300.ece
While I was away being Radley’s Provocateur-in-Residence (yes, it went very well, thank you) someone calling himself Sai Gon Seamus (an expatriate Irishman living in Vietnam, I’m guessing) Tweeted this at me: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100245988/do-climate-sceptics-really-deserve-to-be-executed-because-of-typhoon-haiyan/
Dumfries and Galloway Council has agreed a formal opposition to plans for new wind turbines in the Solway Firth as the deadline is reached for submissions as part of the Marine Scotland consultation. http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/council-oppose-luce-bay-plans-1-3189125
COUNCILLORS have not objected to the possibility of subsea cables linked to a massive windfarm some 50 kilometres off the East Lothian coastline coming ashore in the county. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/prestonpans/articles/2013/11/14/478706-no-objection-to-offshore-windfarm-cable-plan/
(Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — A large survey of science professionals in the federal public service has found that almost 25 per cent of respondents say they have been directly asked to Read more