Tag: carbon
Edinburgh landlord first to complete new UK Green Energy programme
A social landlord in Edinburgh is the first housing association in the UK to graduate from a national programme helping public and private sector...
Blooming turbines or blooming heather
By a Newsnet reporter Donald Trump and his new-found aversion to wind farms is dominating the news from Holyrood this week. However, on the...
SNP calls for reversal of Longannet ‘betrayal’
By a Newsnet reporter The SNP has called on the UK coalition to reverse its decision to withdraw funding from the Longannet Carbon Capture...
Anger in Scotland as UK Government abandon Longannet Carbon Capture project
By a Newsnet reporter There is widespread anger after the UK government announced that it would not be funding a major green energy project...
UK government hits Scotland’s energy sector with carbon double-blow
By G.A.Ponsonby Scotland is facing a potential double blow to the nation’s energy sector after rumours that the UK coalition could be about the...
Al Gore praises Scotland’s renewables potential and says world should follow...
By a Newsnet reporter Former US Vice President Al Gore has praised Scotland’s renewables potential and has urged the world to follow Scotland’s lead...
UK proposes Fourth Carbon Budget
A limit intended to cut Britain's emissions by 50% from 1990 levels has been proposed by Westminster's Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne....