Subsidy Clock Raises Energy Boom Questions

Subsidy Clock Raises Energy Boom Questions

As renewable energy applications continue to spread across the Highlands, a growing number of residents are asking a simple question as the landscape around them is increasingly carved up by industrial-scale energy developments. Who is actually benefiting from the...
Scotland’s Net Zero Gap Nobody Wants to Discuss

Scotland’s Net Zero Gap Nobody Wants to Discuss

Scotland’s net zero ambitions are often discussed in terms of wind farms, electric cars and heat pumps, however one of the biggest problems is far more basic: food. The uncomfortable reality is that Scotland is extremely unlikely to meet its legally binding climate...
Food, Fertiliser, Semi-Conductors and Helium

Food, Fertiliser, Semi-Conductors and Helium

Everyone’s Talking About Fuel Across the Highlands. Should We Be Talking About Food, Fertiliser, Semi- Conductors and Helium ? Most of the coverage around the current Iran crisis has been focussed, predictably, on rising fuel prices. It’s the visible part of the...
The Iran Crisis and Highland Resilience

The Iran Crisis and Highland Resilience

Escalating Global Tensions What the Impact Could be for the Resilience of Rural Highland Communities While the crisis involving Iran may appear geographically distant from the North of Scotland, global energy and supply systems mean that events thousands of miles away...