Climate groups, including Friends of the Earth Scotland, condemned the Peterhead plant approval as a catastrophic failure that intensifies climate breakdown and inflates energy bills. Activists urged ministers to direct public resources toward warmer homes, reliable bus networks, and green employment rather than oil and gas infrastructure. In defense, the Scottish government affirmed its commitment to reaching net zero emissions by 2045, noting that the formal decision letter carefully assessed impacts on communities, nature, and cultural heritage.
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Environmental groups warn that new gas infrastructure directly contributes to severe weat…: Environmental groups warn that new gas infrastructure directly contributes to severe weather threats and rising household utility bills.
Campaigners are demanding a shift in political focus toward sustainable transport, housin…: Campaigners are demanding a shift in political focus toward sustainable transport, housing insulation, and green sector employment.
The Scottish government maintains that the Peterhead approval balanced cumulative environ…: The Scottish government maintains that the Peterhead approval balanced cumulative environmental impacts against its binding 2045 net zero target.
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Environmental campaigners have staged a Halloween themed demonstration outside the first minister's official residence over "scary" fossil fuels.
Climate groups gathered outside Bute House in Edinburgh to protest against the Scottish government's decision to give the go-ahead for a new, gas-fired, power station at Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.
The decision has been branded a "catastrophic failure" by environmental campaigners, who said burning fossil fuels is the key driver of extreme weather such as recent storms, record heat and flooding.
The Scottish government said it remained committed to tackling climate change.
The protest also comes after the announcement from the UK government that the Jackdaw gas field near Aberdeen would be allowed to go ahead.
Protesters wearing Halloween themed masks and holding placards with messages such as "fossil fuel ghouls" and "this decision will haunt you" gathered on Charlotte Square.
Kate Whitaker of Friends of the Earth Scotland said fossil fuels are "scary" because of the harm they are causing "millions of people".
"When politicians make disastrous decisions to approve new oil or gas, people get even more terrified about…
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