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Edinburgh, Scotland. On the rocky western coast of the remote Scottish island of North Uist, a link in the Outer Hebrides archipelago, loom two 250-foot-tall (76 meter) onshore wind turbines with a…

Shetland, a group of islands off the coast of Scotland, is doing what we should all be doing: working with not against nature. It is making the most of being the windiest place in the UK by using this natural resource to create energy.

The archipelago will soon have the most productive onshore wind farm in the country. Despite the Islands’ gusty credentials - racking up 14.6 knots on average - they currently rely on a diesel power station.

Europe’s energy crisis has driven home a number of geographic ironies for Shetlanders. Their fortunes have been boosted by the discovery of oil-rich seabeds in the surrounding North Sea and Atlantic since the 1970s, yet the population has one of the highest fuel poverty rates in Britain.

Six years on from the referendum on Scottish independence, polls suggest Scots are keener than ever to dissolve their 300-year-old union with England. Brexit is the driving force, analysts have told Euronews.

Big polluters are already trying to hijack plans for a green recovery stimulus plan that takes the necessary climate action

The Scottish, Welsh and UK governments have all declared a climate emergency. But without money on table, this doesn't mean much.

An innovative Edinburgh project is bringing the cost-saving benefits of renewables and advanced energy management hardware to some of Scotland's poorest homes. We'll hear more about these issues at our Low-Carbon Cities Conference on February 20, but ahead of that this blog looks at the Tower Power scheme in more detail.

Scotland's new National Planning Framework has good climate policies but also backs a polluting Peterhead power station

A recent rash of announcements that countries will stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas has not yet had an impact on the Japanese government’s plans to fund a large coal-fired power station in Vietnam.

At the end of last year, the UK Government became the first country in the world to say it would end public funding for fossil fuel projects overseas. This currently comes as export finance for UK companies, foreign aid and spending on trade promotion.

Exclusive: EDF Energy to close Hunterston next year after spending £200m on repairs

Fife Council wanted to understand how a community in Fife could reduce its carbon footprint by 80%. Through joint decision making with the local community we found out which low carbon heat and electricity solutions would be most suitable, and how much it would cost. The purpose of this project was to help the local community understand their energy needs, and how it could be supplied locally in a low carbon manner. 

Friends of the Earth Scotland has launched a new website for the campaign to divest Scotland from fossil fuels.
The website includes new data on councils’ investments as well as advice on financial and legal issues surrounding the campaign. Elsewhere on the site you can find out about divestment of faith groups, universities and other investors.