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We can decarbonise Scotland in a way that tackles our big social problems too, creates enormous bounty for the nation and shares it fairly and evenly among our people. We can decarbonised energy and ensure continuity of supply by taking it into collective ownership. We can create new industries based on advanced organic materials, such as hi-tech wood products for construction, bioplastics, a world of materials based on hemp or bamboo. We can rewild land and bring it back to life and support farmers to move to newer methods which preserve and enhance soil and waterways. We can insulate our homes, move to clean heating technologies, electrify transport and so much more. And while doing this we can reform land ownership in Scotland so our land is not the preserve of the very rich.

But we also need to look at how and what we consume. Waste is not a gain for us, it is a loss. Everything we throw in the bin costs us more money than if we didn’t throw it in the bin. We need to move to a circular economy where we share more, lease more, own less and reuse more. This isn’t just about ‘doing the right thing’, it’s about saving ourselves a fortune, making what we have better and being able to spend more time enjoying our lives and less time shopping.