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Diageo trials low carbon glass whisky bottles

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Biggest batch of low carbon Scotch bottles Spirits and beer company Diageo has collaborated in a successful pilot project to pioneer the lowest carbon footprint glass bottles ever produced forRead More

TED event

EICC to host global leaders at Countdown climate summit

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The EICC has hosted previous TED events Global leaders from politics, business and the environment are expected to descend on Edinburgh in the autumn when the city hosts a majorRead More

Loading plan

Milestone hit in moving timber from road to rail

Rannoch Forest
Rannoch Forest accessed by rail A plan to transport timber by rail from a Highlands forest, replacing 4,000 annual lorry trips, has moved closer with the signing of an agreementRead More

Summit questions

COP26 ‘lacks plan to measure success’ say MPs

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Venue: Glasgow Hydro The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow lacks a clear plan for measuring its success, according to a committee of MPs. An interim report by the Business, EnergyRead More

Operator named

Swarco to run £1.2m EV charging network

Michael Matheson and ChargePlace
Michael Matheson: vision European traffic technology group Swarco has been named the preferred bidder to operate the ChargePlace electric vehicle charging network in Scotland. The contract to run Scotland’s publicRead More

First Bus order

ADL to supply electric buses to Glasgow ahead of COP26

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Electric bus to hit Glasgow streets this year Bus builders Alexander Dennis and BYD UK have secured an order for 22 electric single deck vehicles from First Bus to beRead More

Local democracy 'ignored'

Soft touch ministers ‘wrecking landscape’

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Concerns are growing over impact of onshore wind farms Campaigners have accused the Scottish government of ignoring local decisions against wind farms, warning that the “open door” policy is wreckingRead More

Whitbread's green plan

Premier Inn takes lead on EV charging points

Premier Inn
Hotels will get installations Premier Inn owner Whitbread has struck a deal with energy giant ENGIE, to deliver the UK hospitality sector’s biggest roll-out of high-powered electric charging points. WhitbreadRead More

Packing switch

Tennent’s close to ending 40 years of plastic

Tennent's plastic packaging
Plastic no more: Tennent’s will convert to cardboard Brewing company Tennent’s is close to fulfilling one of Scotland’s biggest corporate commitments to ditch single use plastic. A £7 million investmentRead More

Marine deal

QED Naval acquires world leading tidal project

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Jeremy Smith and Keith Murray of QED Naval Scottish marine renewables specialist QED Naval has acquired the world’s largest tidal turbine array as it builds on plans to disrupt theRead More