Energy
The Future of Low Carbon Heat For Off-Gas Buildings
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
The primary barrier to the roll-out of low carbon heat is financial. Efficient schemes will have to be government financed. Biofuels may play a significant role in rural heating where they can seamlessly replace off-grid heating without the need to install new infrastructure.
Resilient Scotland; Part One
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2021
The Scottish National Investment Bank should act as a bank and capitalise from sources such as pension funds. It should lend to the public and the private sector. Public procurement should have the public policy goal of supporting Scottish business and achieving the maximum number of manufacturing jobs.