Green Economy
Green and sustainable finance in Scotland: Leveraging the growth opportunity
Author / Creator: Scottish Financial Enterprise
Media type: Report
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New report highlights role of green finance in driving Scotland’s net zero ambitions
Record renewable energy output
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Article
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Green sector delivered more electricity than Scotland used for first time.
Independence and the Transition to a Net Zero Economy
Author / Creator: Bottom Line
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
The need for all economies to transition to Net Zero presents Scotland with considerable economic opportunities.
Why the Oil Barons Can’t Survive a Green New Deal
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Article
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The alternatives to oil are already apparent. The transition to a green economy will remove the demand for almost all oil based products.
Scottish independence: could wind power Scotland back into the EU?
Author / Creator: Piotr Marek Jaworski
Media type: News Media
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Scotland’s competitive advantage in green energy ought to be an important part of the economic case for independence when the second referendum takes place.
What Does Good Green Infrastructure Planning Policy Look Like? Developing and Testing a Policy Assessment Tool Within Central Scotland UK
Author / Creator: Max Hislop
Media type: Academic Paper
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The policies champion the different functions performed by Green Infrastructure and stress the need for early and ongoing involvement throughout any development process with funding for long-term stewardship post-development.
Resilient Scotland Part Three
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
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The final stage of the Resilient Scotland Plan runs from 2025 with Scotland becoming an independent country. By 2045, the plan will be complete and Scotland will have been transformed into a net zero-carbon country with a resilient economy that works for All of Us.
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.
Resilience Economics, an Economic Model for Scotland’s Recovery.
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2020
We need a resilient economy, one which creates the good jobs that give people the income to live good lives now. It must have the security to make us confident we can live good lives in the future. It must be useful, diverse, and non-exploitative. It can not contain high levels of risk, or which falls over in a crisis. This resilient economy must be based on a resilient environment, able to regenerate itself and sustain our lives now and in the future.