Motion
Growing Community-owned Energy in Scotland
S6M-17648.2 · Amendment · lodged by Harvie, Patrick
Lodged on
22 May 2025Heard / answered on
27 May 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 27 May 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-17648 in the name of Gillian Martin (Growing Community-owned Energy in Scotland), insert at end "; acknowledges that any significant increase in public, community and shared ownership of energy infrastructure will require new and increased forms of support from the Scottish Government, including making public land available for energy projects and diversifying the ownership of existing energy assets; considers that community ownership of heat networks offers further opportunities to maximise the social, economic and environmental benefit of heat decarbonisation, and calls on the Scottish Government to build on its relationship with Denmark to draw on its experience of both shared ownership of renewables and developing heat networks built and operated on a not-for-profit basis."
Lodged by
Harvie, Patrick
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
27 May 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
29Against
85Abstain
0Not voted
14In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
-
Patrick Harvie
Green
Chamber
· 27 May 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 27 May 2025
Both repowering and lease renewal for land can be trigger points or opportunities to achieve that. We perhaps need to go a little further than simply encouraging the private sector to maybe donate a …
-
The Deputy Presiding Officer
LD
Chamber
· 27 May 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 27 May 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-17648.2, in the name of Patrick Harvie, which seeks to amend motion S6M-17648, in the name of Gillian Martin, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
-
The Deputy Presiding Officer
LD
Chamber
· 27 May 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 27 May 2025
The result of the division on amendment S6M-17648.2, in the name of Patrick Harvie, is: For 29, Against 85, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
-
S6M-17648Original motion21 May 2025 · Motion For Debate · Martin, GillianThat the Parliament believes that Scotland must increase community-owned energy production, and supports communities being aided to achieve this; welcomes that, since its inception, the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) has advised over 1,300 organisations and provided over £67 million in funding to support over 990 projects; notes that ...
-
S6M-17648.2Selected itemDefeated 29/8522 May 2025 · Amendment · Harvie, PatrickAs an amendment to motion S6M-17648 in the name of Gillian Martin (Growing Community-owned Energy in Scotland), insert at end "; acknowledges that any significant increase in public, community and shared ownership of energy infrastructure will require new and increased forms of support from the Scottish Government, including making public land available f...