Category Archives: Energy

Earth Hour 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Claudia

At 8:30pm on Saturday 23 March, millions of people around the world will take part in Earth Hour. Earth Hour is a WWF initiative calling on people and businesses across the globe to turn off all lights for one hour … Continue reading →

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Community Energy Event – 4 March 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Claudia

At the start of next month, I am hosting an event in my local office to give groups the chance to learn about community energy projects. The event will offer the opportunity to meet with representatives of the Fintry Development Trust which … Continue reading →

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Home Heat Helpline in Parliament

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Claudia

Earlier this month, the Parliament was visited by the Home Heat Helpline. The service is there to help people who are worried about paying their energy bills, offering free practical advice and directing people to support that can help reduce … Continue reading →

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Oil & gas sector debated

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Claudia

One of the first debates in Parliament following the Christmas recess was on the future of Scotland’s oil and gas industry. The debate was an opportunity to discuss the important role that the sector fills, in relation to both its value to … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Scotland’s relationship with Malawi

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Claudia

In the build up to the bicentenary of the birth of David Livingstone next year, the Parliament this week debated the special relationship between Scotland and Malawi. The link between the two countries dates back to Dr Livingstone’s journey to … Continue reading →

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Are you Ready for Winter?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Claudia

With winter weather beginning to close in, the Scottish Government has set out is winter resilience plans during a debate in Parliament. The importance of this annual debate has been heightened over the past few years following the extreme weather … Continue reading →

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Support for renewables announced

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Claudia

Earlier this week the Scottish Government’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing delivered a statement on support levels for renewable energy. The announcement outlined the different levels of support for renewable technologies through Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROC). ROCs are green certificates issued … Continue reading →

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Visit to Gigha

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Claudia

Earlier this month I joined colleagues on the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee on a visit to the Isle of Gigha. Gigha lies between the Kintyre peninsula and Islay off the west coast of Scotland and is home to a … Continue reading →

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Postcode Lottery Green Challenge

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Claudia

Green entrepreneurs are being encouraged to enter the People’s Postcode Lottery’s ‘Green Challenge’ to be in with a chance to win €500,000 to help develop their idea.  The competition, now in its sixth year, invites entrepreneurs from around the world to submit a business … Continue reading →

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Calls for better biomass

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Claudia

Last week I attended a demonstration outside the Parliament against subsidising inefficient large-scale biomass plants. Biomass plants typically burn fuel such as wood pellets to generate electricity and heat.  They can be considered as a renewable technology because any carbon emissions … Continue reading →

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