Working together to deliver a low carbon future for Scotland
However laudable its aims, it’s hard not to conclude that the government’s flagship energy efficiency programme – the green deal – has become something of a shambles. Years in the planning, it promised householders long-term loans to upgrade hard-to-treat homes, with the repayments being more than covered by the property’s lower energy bills.
More than three quarters of farmers don’t feel the potential for on-farm renewable energy is being met, according to new figures. The finding has come out of an exclusive survey – thought to be the most comprehensive of its kind in the UK – which involved gathering opinion on farm-based renewable energy from nearly 700 farmers across the country.
More money will be made available to keep Scotland on track to meet its ambitious, world-leading and challenging targets. Minister for Environment and Climate Change Paul Wheelhouse revealed the additional funding will be allocated from the forthcoming Scottish Government budget for 2014-2015 for schemes to help reduce the country’s carbon footprint. The Minister also announced today that £2 million will be allocated towards greener street lighting which could result in significant carbon reductions to protect …
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A contract signed today will see Scottish renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy provide expert support for the development of the first offshore wind farm in the Guangdong province, China. The contract, which will be delivered over two years, will see SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group, advise the Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute (GEDI), one of China’s leading design institutions, on its landmark Zhuhai offshore wind farm project. The company, along with offshore experts, Wood Group Kenny, …
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Barack Obama will unveil a national climate change plan on Tuesday 25 June, offering the first real glimpse of how he intends to make good on one of the most stirring promises of his inaugural address. In a video posted on the White House web site on Saturday, the US president reiterated his view that climate change was the challenge of a generation.
