How to keep the lights on

There are three elements to power supply - generation, distribution and selling. It is probable that distribution will be nationalised as a public utility. Power also relates to gas supply. The distribution is already regulated by Scottish Power Networks.

A real Green New Deal for Scotland

The world is under threat from a series of approaching environmental crises and Scotland is a country which still has enduring social failures like poverty and inequality. Many people are pessimistic. But both can be tackled if we take them head-on and plan for them – which is what Common Weal did with The Common Home Plan, the world’s first comprehensive Green New Deal. It is a reason for optimism and hope.

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Video
Primary Author or Creator
Common Weal

21 For 21: The Climate Change Actions Scotland Needs Now

21 Policies that would enable Scotland to meet our responsibilities as laid out by the 2021 IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

Type of Resource
Policy Paper
Date Published
Primary Author or Creator
Common Weal
Additional Author(s) / Creators
Energy Policy Group