Race to Zero

Reducing your carbon footprint

By Richard Turnbull, Energy lawyer and Partner at law firm TLT The new Scottish energy strategy was published on 20 December 2017, with the aim of sourcing 50% of all energy in Scotland from renewable...

Developing prosperity in Edinburgh through a low carbon lens

Recovering from the financial crash, political instability, Brexit. Don’t businesses have enough on their plates without having to worry about carbon emissions? That was just one of the questions raised by Dame Susan Rice, Chair...

Heriot-Watt and Kazakhstan: 
a partnership with potential

Professor John Underhill, Chief Scientist of Heriot-Watt University, explains why the university joined the Scottish Government’s delegation at the Future Energy Expo 2017, and the vast potential for collaboration in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has risen...

Additional £11 million of energy efficiency funding open to Scottish businesses

First minister Nicola Sturgeon said the new funding would “ensure Scotland leads the way in energy efficiency”. The Scottish government has released a further £11 million of funding for homes and businesses via local authorities...

Creating conditions for growth

When the UK government launched its Industrial Strategy green paper at the beginning of the year, it presented an opportunity to reset the partnership between business communities and government, and for them to collaborate...