Mentions:
1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) and the jobs that are crucial to it when its own energy secretary says that? - Speech Link
2: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) Our focus is on meeting our energy needs, reducing emissions and, ultimately, delivering affordable energy - Speech Link
3: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) the economy to maximise the huge economic opportunities that lie ahead, not least in the incredible renewable - Speech Link
4: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) we are committed to making sustainable travel a more attractive option. - Speech Link

Mentions:
1: Boyack, Sarah (Lab - Lothian) We will work with oil and gas companies to ensure that there is a sustainable, phased transition to clean - Speech Link
2: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) a renewable energy company that had a wonderful and remarkable staff team, many of whom had come from - Speech Link
3: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) Scotland’s existing highly skilled oil and gas workforce is vital to delivering the transition to a renewable - Speech Link
4: Kerr, Liam (Con - North East Scotland) Yes, we all want a transition, but curtailing supply before renewable energy capability can cope, as - Speech Link

Found: renewable energy storage for use on the holding, and peatland restoration.

S6W-27803

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane (Scottish Green Party - Highlands and Islands)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to assess the potential cumulative impact of the reported five new proposed developments for pumped storage hydro-electricity generation around Loch Ness in the Highlands, particularly in relation to endangered wild salmon populations and fragile native woodlands.

Answered by Martin, Gillian - Minister for Energy and the Environment

It would not be appropriate to comment on the merits or impacts of any specific renewable energy proposal.

National Planning Framework 4, approved by the Scottish Parliament in 2023, is making sure the planning system enables the sustainable growth of the renewable energy sector while continuing to protect our most valued natural assets and cultural heritage.

Potential impacts on biodiversity and woodlands, including the cumulative effects of developments, are important considerations in the decision-making process, with all applications being subject to site-specific assessments, including Environmental Impact Assessment where relevant.

Mentions:
1: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) We must use the investment in a smart way to ensure that our bus companies are not only sustainable but - Speech Link
2: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) I have concerns about that, because it is not sustainable in operational or financial terms, nor is it - Speech Link
3: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) Energy, Màiri McAllan.It is absolutely essential that we expand the EV charger network. - Speech Link
4: Mountain, Edward (Con - Highlands and Islands) I wish that I could have attended, but I had an energy summit in Strathpeffer to talk about the role - Speech Link

Report May. 31 2024

Found: Annual Report of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee 2023-24 A report on the work of the Net