Energy generation
Scotland’s Energy Future
Author / Creator: Royal Society of Edinburgh
Media type: Report
Date published: 2019
There are important issues about the demand for energy and the ways in which it is used; about the supply of energy and security of that supply; and about the impact of supply and demand on our environment, on the climate, and on the lives of consumers throughout Scottish society and in Scottish business.
Public Energy Company
Author / Creator: Keith Baker
Media type: consultation response
Date published:
A publicly owned energy company to generate and deliver energy to the people of Scotland is necessary.
Feed-In Tariffs Scheme: Common Weal Consultation Response
Author / Creator: Gordon Morgan
Media type: consultation response
Date published:
Common Weal strongly disagrees with the proposal to end export and generation tariffs for renewable energy. It will be harmful to the renewable energy industry. It will not significantly reduce energy costs for consumers - they cost approximately £1 per household per year.
Powering our Ambitions: the Role of Scotland's National Energy Company and the Case for a Scottish Energy Evelopment Agency
Author / Creator: Keith Baker
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
A call for the Scottish Government to launch a National Energy Company and a Scottish Energy Development Agency. These bodies would work together to rapidly and strategically decarbonise Scotland’s energy network whilst also supporting community energy projects and developing the new skills and technologies Scotland – and the world – will need to face the challenges of climate change and fuel poverty.