Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 26 September 2024
26 Sep 2024 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Onshore Wind Turbines (Review of Noise Guidance)
Net Zero and Energy, and Transport
We clearly need to work alongside communities to protect our natural environment, as well as driving forward decarbonisation and green economic growth. If Scotland and the UK are to comply with the independent Climate Change Committee’s advice that electricity supply from onshore wind must double by 2030 to meet net zero targets, how does the Scottish Government seek to strike the correct balance on that vital endeavour?
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3. Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)
Con
I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests regarding onshore wind. To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the four ...
The Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy (Gillian Martin)
SNP
Scottish Government officials continue to engage on a regular basis in the United Kingdom Government-led process to update the ETSU-R-97 noise guidance, with...
Alexander Burnett
Con
Regarding the review of the ETSU-R-97 noise guidance, my constituent asked the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero how authorities should act with re...
Gillian Martin
SNP
Of course, any noise complaints can be reported to the relevant local authority and can be investigated under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. There ar...
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP)
SNP
We clearly need to work alongside communities to protect our natural environment, as well as driving forward decarbonisation and green economic growth. If Sc...
Gillian Martin
SNP
As Mr Doris says, Scotland’s potential for renewable energy generation is one of our greatest environmental and economic opportunities. In the recent program...