Climate campaigners have urged First Minister John Swinney to reject “disastrous” proposals for a gas-burning power station in the north east.
A coalition of 44 environmental groups, including Oxfam, Fuel Poverty Action and Friends of the Earth Scotland, has condemned the joint plan by Scottish energy firm SSE and NorwegianIn a letter to ministers, the group warns the existing plant has been the country’s “single biggest polluter” in the last five years and it claimed any expansion would see Scots locked into paying energy bills set by international gas markets.
FoE Scotland campaigner Alex Lee said: “Organisations from across Scottish society are calling on ministers to reject this disastrous development which will only further enrich greedy energy companies at a huge cost to Scottish households and the climate. A Government spokesperson said: “The Scottish Government is fully committed to a just transition to a climate resilient and net zero Scotland by 2045. However, it would not be appropriate to comment on a live planning application.
“The new plant will ultimately replace the existing station and in doing so will deliver huge emissions reductions. We are also exploring how to neutralise residual emissions through negative emissions technologies, recognising the importance of this to reaching net zero.
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