Tags - Climate change

Guest Blog: Land at the Heart of Grid Reform: Navigating the New Connection Process

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As the Transmission Owner for the north of Scotland, SSEN Transmission plays a vital role in supporting the transition to net zero by connecting renewable generation projects, such as wind, solar and...

Guest blog: Landowners encouraged to consider land use opportunities with SSEN Transmission

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SSEN Transmission's £20 billion investment in grid upgrades, which supports national clean power and energy security goals, has been widely publicised. The infrastructure enhancements to facilitate...

Guest blog: Understanding Scope 3 Emissions - What They Mean for Your Business

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Scope 3 emissions are the indirect greenhouse gases (GHGs) produced across a business’ entire supply chain, before and after direct operations. This includes emissions from raw material production...

Guest blog: ‘The Cinderella of Renewables’: Why Low Carbon Heat is a Huge Economic Opportunity for Landowners

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The low-carbon heat sector in the UK remains vastly underdeveloped compared to renewable electricity. For example, at the community energy level, while wind, solar, and hydro have a combined installed...

Guest blog: Rethinking Rural Resilience: How Newcastleton is Harnessing Technology to Shape a Sustainable Future

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Rural communities are the heart of Scottish tradition, but are also embracing innovation to help them thrive. 

Situated 25 miles from the nearest urban hub, the remote village of Newcastleton juggles...

Blackthorn Salt

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Blackthorn Salt uses centuries of tradition combined with the knowledge of today to create natural sustainable delightful salt crystals for your tables. 100% West Coast seawater and nothing else.

Black...

Sustainable Kirriemuir

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Sustainable Kirriemuir is a voluntary organisation set up to take positive climate action and transform Kirriemuir into a sustainable, net-zero community. Since 2019 a number of projects and...

Peacehill Farm

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Peacehill Farm is a family farming company based on the fertile banks of River Tay, producing cereals, potatoes, vegetables, chickens, pigs and cattle. In addition, a significant investment was made...

IndiNature

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IndiNature established the IndiNature Mill in the Scottish Borders to manufacture biobased materials for construction and other markets. Over the first 18 months of production, IndiNature achieved...

Carbon Capture Scotland

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Carbon dioxide specialist Carbon Capture Scotland (CCS), based in Dumfries and Galloway, plans to remove up to 1 million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere per year by 2030. Working with Energy From...

Cairngorm Bothies

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Cairngorm Bothies are deeply committed to responsible tourism and strive to minimise the environmental impact of the business.

At the same time, it fosters a positive social and cultural connection...

Guest blog: Why bioenergy for heat must be part of Scotland’s net zero energy mix

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In March, I led a response on behalf of Reheat to the Scottish Government’s public consultation on its Heat in Buildings Bill. In particular, we focused on bioenergy which the Bill had suggested being...