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...
In the Face of Climate Change, Embrace Resilience: Why Scottish Farmers Must Seize the Opportunity of Policy Transition
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SLE's Senior Policy Adviser for Agriculture and Climate Change, Eleanor Kay, explores some of the challenges and opportunities ahead for Scotland's farmers against a backdrop of a changing climate and...
SLE's comment on carbon capture projects
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Responding to media requests for comment on the role of carbon credits, Chief Executive Sarah-Jane Laing said:
“Helping to tackle climate change is a key priority for all those involved in land use...
Food production, climate change and biodiversity ‘vital’ in Scotland’s future agricultural support regime
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Fifty per cent of future farming subsidies should be ‘unconditional’ in order to maintain food security and thriving production in Scotland.
Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation,...
First Climate Change Stakeholders Network visit held at Arbigland, Dumfries & Galloway
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In this blog, our Regional Support Officer for Dumfries & Galloway, Tracey Roan, recounts a visit to Arbigland Estate on 22 February 2022, the location for the first in person meeting of the Dumfries...
COP26: Key outcomes and next steps for the UK
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In his latest blog, our Policy Adviser Paul Richardson has produced a summary of the Climate Change Committee’s briefing note ‘COP26: Key outcomes and next steps for the UK’.
Yesterday, 2nd of...
Tools rather than targets can help rural Scotland deliver more on climate change
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Tools to tackle climate change – not simply setting new targets – must be delivered quickly if rural Scotland is to fulfil its role in helping the planet avoid environmental catastrophe.
Mark Tennant...
Scottish landholdings determined to lead in European Wildlife Accreditation scheme
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Scotland’s farms and estates are intent on tackling the twin threats of climate change and biodiversity loss, a European-wide congress is to be told today (Thursday).
Wildlife Estates, a best...
Expert views on climate change
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As we approach our flagship Annual Conference the Business of Climate Change, sponsored by Barclays, on 29 September 2021, we caught up with our two keynote speakers, Professor Dieter Helm from Oxford...
In this blog Paul Richardson, our Scotland’s contribution to the Paris Agreement – an indicative NDC
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Paul Richardson, Policy Adviser (Agriculture and Climate Change) at Scottish Land and Estates, provides a summary of the Indicative Nationally Determined Contributions, published by Scottish...
What is COP26?
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As momentum continues to build in the run up to COP26, our Policy Adviser (Agriculture and Climate Change) Paul Richardson provides a bit of background to the conference.
COP stands for Conference of...