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Energy market reforms must embrace a social tariff

August 30, 2023 by Karen Turner 1 Comment

“The cap needs a complete overhaul and Britain ultimately needs to reset how initial consumer prices are determined, so that energy prices better reflect the falling cost of renewable energy. We’ve gone as far as we can with tweaking – something more radical and fully thought out is required to ensure affordable and clean energy for all.”

From Big Oil to Big Wind

January 30, 2022 by Jackie Kemp 1 Comment

“Challenges lie ahead. But one major difference between Big Oil and Big Wind is that the latter has the potential to help rescue the planet from the climate emergency.”

A brief note on wind and hot air

January 20, 2022 by Magnus Jamieson Leave a Comment

“So while the first steps towards mass exploitation of the North Sea offshore wind power at industrial scale have been taken, the socioeconomic wrangling as to who will actually benefit from this mass infrastructure is likely only just beginning.”

Disruptive ideas on the road to a net-zero carbon economy

February 13, 2020 by Robert Pollock 1 Comment

In the first of a new series on Scotland’s Economic Future: Disruptive Ideas, Robert Pollock argues for profound institutional change – drawing on (bitter) lessons from the wind industry. Part 2 follows (see below)

UK’s remarkable energy transition

January 11, 2019 by Grant Wilson and Iain Staffell Leave a Comment

Looking to 2019, with more renewable capacity being installed, it is possible that solar could overtake coal, and renewables could generate more than nuclear for every single month. They could also generate more than coal and gas combined over a month for the first ever time.

1968, 2015, and today’s prospects for hope and peace

April 30, 2018 by Michael D Higgins Leave a Comment

‘This shared commitment is so different in character from the imposition of any neo-liberal ‘structural adjustment programme’ of the past imposed by the international financial institutions, or any diktat of the powerful emerging from the Security Council or from any single power.’

That £25bn bill for decommissioning offshore platforms?

April 15, 2018 by Tom Baxter Leave a Comment

It is time that decommissioning policy be hastily re-examined in the UK. The government needs to commission a full evidence-based report into the environmental, social and economic benefits, comparing them to other options such as building more green energy stations and even spending the money on things like health or education.

Scotland’s record year for renewables

March 31, 2018 by Fraser of Allander Institute Leave a Comment

‘Despite significant uncertainty for renewables in recent years, the sector continues to outperform expectations and go from strength-to-strength….it is clearly one part of the Scottish economy where success should be recognised.’

CCS has failed: what now?

August 26, 2017 by Tom Baxter 1 Comment

‘..it is time for governments to stop wasting time and money on technologies like CCS that aren’t working. They need to finally get serious about leading a major drive for energy efficiency instead’.

Natural landscapes shaped by social injustice

July 3, 2017 by Magnus Jamieson 1 Comment

View of Glen Finnan landscape by Gavin Bishop CC CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

‘The wilderness of Scotland is as artificial as any cityscape.’ ‘The Laird and the pauper live much closer in a city, but the injustice remains. It is simply easier to hide injustice in an area where the remains of life can be portrayed as a romantic feature, rather than a blemish.’ Reflections on the social injustice that destroys communities of Highland and inner city life.

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