Opinion: Scotland failing to attract private finance for clean heat

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As the Scottish Government’s Green Heat Finance Taskforce prepares its final recommendations, Josiah Lockhart, Changeworks’ Chief Executive and member of CERG shares his thoughts on what’s needed to attract private finance to decarbonise…

Opinion: Climate target reset must mark the moment of policy delivery. The next 12 months are critical. This is no time to take the foot off the pedal.

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Stefanie O’Gorman, a member of the Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG), reflects on why a lack of policy delivery has led to the Scottish Government proposing to scrap their world-leading 2030 climate target and how today’s collapse…

Opinion: Meeting the financing challenges of net zero

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Meeting the financing challenges of net zero: a case for smarter public investment by the Scottish Government. Two recent reports by the Climate Change Committee and the Scottish Fiscal Commission have starkly set out the severity of…

Opinion: Making every decision count for a Net Zero future

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As the draft Scottish Budget progresses through parliament, Dr Sam Gardner, a member of the Climate Emergency Response Group, makes the case for a ‘Net Zero Test’ to inform policy and investment decisions. With carbon assessment tools readily…