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Hunterston B nuclear plant shut down after powering homes for four decades

One of Scotland’s two nuclear power plants is being permanently shut down, almost 46 years after it started generating electricity. Bosses at Hunterston B in North Ayrshire said it had produced enough energy to power every home in Scotland for ...

07 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Nature charities demand increased urgency from politicians on climate crisis

The leaders of Scotland’s political parties are not responding to the combined climate and nature crises with the “urgency required” a coalition of nature charities has insisted. Twenty-six groups have joined to write an open letter aimed at ...

14 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Majority of Scots back alternatives to gas boilers, survey suggests

More than half of Scots back policies to phase out fossil fuel boilers, a poll has suggested. The Survation study of 2,026 people, conducted on behalf of WWF Scotland, showed 65% supported the Scottish Government enforcing new rules for ...

31 Jul 2023 at 15:55

Scotland

Scotland ‘leading the UK’ with record year for solar and heat pump installations

A record number of heat pumps and solar power systems were installed across Scotland last year, figures show. The MCS Foundation, which collates the data, said 25,875 solar power systems were fitted to homes and businesses across the ...

25 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

PM urged to intervene and grant exemption for Scotland’s deposit return scheme

Rishi Sunak is being urged to directly intervene to ensure Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) can come into force next year. Groups such as Greenpeace UK, Keep Britain Tidy and the Marine Conservation Society have signed an open ...

19 May 2023 at 15:48

Campaigners warn climate action must not slow as Greens axed from Government

Scotland’s First Minister has been urged to clarify how his Government will tackle key climate targets following the collapse of the powersharing agreement with the Greens. Friends of the Earth Scotland campaigners warned Humza ...

25 Apr 2024 at 14:34

Scotland

Scotland’s 2030 emissions target now ‘beyond what is credible’, experts say

The level of emissions reductions needed for Scotland to reach its 2030 climate change targets is now “beyond what is credible” to be achieved, independent experts have concluded. A new report from the Climate Change Committee ...

20 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Renewable energy generation hits record high

Renewable energy generation in Scotland has reached a record high, new figures show. The 7,358 gigawatt hours (GWh) produced in April, May and June of this year was a 36% increase on the same timeframe in 2021 – and more than ...

13 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Holyrood passes Climate Change Bill branded an ‘admission of failure’

Climate change legislation which has been branded an “admission of failure” and a “humiliating climbdown” has been passed by Holyrood. MSPs formally approved legislation which the Scottish Government was forced to bring in ...

06 Nov 2024 at 08:48

Positive signs oysters settling in well after reintroduction to Firth of Forth

Marine experts have expressed delight over positive signs that thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth are settling in well to their new environment. Heriot-Watt University, one of a group of organisations ...

11 Nov 2024 at 13:16

Scotland

Swinney stresses commitment to net zero after green heating plans delayed

John Swinney has insisted his Government is “absolutely committed” to tackling the climate emergency, rejecting claims from environmental campaigners that ministers are “flip-flopping” in their support for the issue. ...

12 Mar 2025 at 15:02

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