“They will not lower the bills, the UK will remain a significant importer and price taker on international markets. I am not even talking about the climate change effects – just from a business point of view, making a major investment in exploration might not make business sense.” -Fatih Birol, IEA

It's absolutely true that renewables are our way to energy security, but renewables alone aren't good enough. We need to make sure that our communities and workers are benefiting from renewables! The next Scottish government can make sure that happens.

Today is the last day you can register to vote before the Scottish Parliament elections! www.gov.uk/register-to-...

This tweet from @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social was in response to the Channel 4 Scottish election debate last night. We need to call out Reform and the Tories like this, for not telling the full story about energy. I'm not on X, so I'm sharing a screenshot of the tweet here. 👇

Thanks @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social ! Very well done @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social . 💚

The Scottish Green Party's manifesto is the only one that includes explicitly opposing Rosebank oil field and Peterhead gas power station. Just saying. #StopRosebank #ClimateActionNow 👉 greens.scot/sites/defaul...

A recent study found that half of Scots blame the greedy energy companies for our high bills. It's time to take the power back and make sure our energy system serves us first! ⚡️ bit.ly/4tsWuzw #OurPower

This is a great idea: a Declaration or Certification saying that a product or service doesn't use AI. #ChooseHuman noaimovement.com/no%E2%80%AFa...

Our dependency on fossil fuels makes us vulnerable. Wars across the world are pushing up prices for households in the UK. Why keep waiting for the next crisis? We need to transition to clean power as fast as we can to protect people and our economy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 People across Scotland told us what they think about the energy windfall tax. We asked the public a simple question: “Energy companies have made large profits in recent years. Do you think it’s fair that they pay a windfall tax on those profits?” #EndFuelPoverty #WindfallTax

We're out talking with viewers in Musselburgh today, in the glorious sunshine! ☀️🌻💚 After Green wins in Gorton & Denton and Stroud Council elections, we're on a roll. Will you #VoteGreen in Scotland on 7th May? With Green candidates @katenevens.bsky.social and @qmanivannan.bsky.social

In East Lothian and across Scotland there is so much potential for renewables, but communities aren't getting enough of the benefit. We need action to ensure that every community can share in the benefits of clean, affordable energy. #UpTheEnergy

Join the Green Wave! 💚🌊👇

Great to hear Cabinet Secretary @gillianamartin.bsky.social at the Climate and Nature hustings say that she wants to have more heat networks in Scotland, and that working across multiple cities brings in investment for them. So does #community leadership! @sccscot.bsky.social @scotlink.bsky.social

The Scottish Greens manifesto will include free bus travel for EVERYONE. And we'll do that on a bus network brought back into public ownership. @ross-greer.bsky.social #VoteGreen

Duncan Law from @commenergyengland.bsky.social saying that energy policy needs to deal with both heat and energy, to optimise efficiency & flexibility. Missed opportunity that the #LocalPowerPlan won't include support for community-owned heat networks. Room for Scottish Government support here!

"All of the reductions in carbon emissions we’ve achieved through sustainable sources and electric vehicles will be reversed by the inexorable rise and insatiable appetite of AI."

New poll findings: nearly 3 in 5 people support a ban on fossil-fuel heating from 2035. We want to provide an affordable alternative to boilers through our community heat network project! ♨️ portycommunityenergy.wordpress.com/community-he...

So hypocritical from a man who made his fortune selling electric cars, pretending to be 'green'. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

🚨 Scottish Green MSPs have secured taxes on the super-rich to help fund schools and childcare in today's Scottish Budget. ✅ Private Jets: taxed ✅ Shooting estates: taxed ✅ Mansions: taxed ✅ Free breakfast clubs: delivered

It was great to finally see Millerhill incinerator (aka Energy from Waste centre) up close, and to see inside the Heat Centre which will soon take the waste heat and pump it through a heat network! Next step: extend the network to Craigmillar & sell 'heat as a service' through community companies.

This is old news, but definitely worth sharing again. Nice to end the year with some hope for the future. 💚

💥 We joined 200+ other organizations urging Congress to halt the reckless data center boom until protections for our climate + communities are in place. Date centers: 💸 Gobble up energy and raise electric bills 💧Monopolize communities' water supplies 🌪️ Worsen the climate crisis bit.ly/4aBw9J2

8/ 💸 We Can Pay For It We showed how rich countries can unlock $6.6 trillion per year for climate action by ending fossil fuel subsidies, taxing extreme wealth, and fixing global finance. There’s no financial excuse for inaction. oilchange.org/publications...

Great work @aprscotland.bsky.social and @ercscot.bsky.social !

Every day, more and more people are joining the Scottish Greens! We're fighting to put people and planet at the heart of Scottish politics, to take on the super-rich and tackle the climate crisis. Be part of our people-powered movement. green.scot/join

Craigmillar Library was the perfect place to talk with people about community ownership of heating systems. As the statue of local legend Helen Crummy says: "History will be made wedged the people play their part". Help us make this happen by doing our short survey 👉 tinyurl.com/survey-heat

Great to talk with Craigmillar representatives @chrismurraymp.bsky.social & @sarahboyack.bsky.social about our community-owned heat network project! ♥️ Heating is essential and must be affordable to everyone. We have a vision of how to make this happen. To help, fill in our survey (see poster). 🙏

Great to see people standing up to Jim Ratcliffe. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

We want Edinburgh to have community heat networks that keep bills low and cut carbon. To make this happen, we need your input. 👉 Fill in the short survey: tinyurl.com/survey-heat What is your current experience of heating your home? What needs to change? You could win £50 in a prize draw!

Thanks @alynsmith.bsky.social for mentioning Community Energy Scotland and our manifesto ideas! Looking forward to seeing some of them in the SNP election campaign. @cescotland.bsky.social #DebateNight

I'm speaking at this event tomorrow about our community-led heat network project. Come join for soup and inspiration! 🍲

Feeling proud to be a Scottish Green, at our biggest conference in a decade. As @ross-greer.bsky.social said - We are the party of HOPE. Powerful speeches from our new Co-Leaders. We have a Scotland to win and a green future to build. @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social

As @tessakhan.bsky.social says about onshore wind that's owned by foreign-based multinationals: "Communities feel like that wealth is being extracted rather than starting with them. The policy rules to fix that are obvious." Policy changes like these: communityenergy.scot/manifesto-fo...

Good to hear WWF Director @langbanks.bsky.social and @ross-greer.bsky.social MSP talking about how we need *more community and public ownership of energy*, at the @scottishgreens.org conference. With @tessakhan.bsky.social from Uplift and @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social MSP.

Great role at another great organisation!

This is why we need to price electricity differently and stop pegging it to the wholesale price of gas. Especially in Scotland where most of our electricity comes from renewables! Renewables produce much cheaper electricity, but we're not feeling the benefit. The wholesale market needs transformed

Interested? Help us urge our politicians to support more community power 👉 communityenergy.scot/manifesto-fo...

My highlights from @cescotland.bsky.social conference: > @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social urging: "take back the power" ⚡ > Youth panellist on working in community energy: "being part of something that helps my neighbours, my friends, the people around me" > @ellengrunewald.bsky.social on heat networks!

Great to have the First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social come out to the Mass Climate Lobby. Now Scottish Government must turn words into action and use the Climate Plan to make homes warmer, bills cheaper, transport greener. Public money must support those who are struggling, not tech bros!

Great to hear from people across Mid Scotland and Fife on a range of issues including housing stock, protecting the environment for the next generation, solar on new homes, farming and land management, marine protected areas and much more. Thanks to @sccscot.bsky.social for organising a great event

Thank you @lornaslater.bsky.social for coming to meet with constituents today! We covered: 🌻 Nature restoration 🌊 Flood prevention 💰 Funding for community action 🛩 Make polluters pay Please keep pushing for a strong Climate Plan that reduces inequality & improves lives! ##ActNowChangeForever

I'm looking forward to hearing from lots of my constituents this afternoon at the @sccscot.bsky.social mass lobby. Lots of interesting discussions to be had about the climate plan, energy, transport and nature & agriculture.

Great to be at Scotland's Mass Climate Lobby today, with over 500 other concerned constituents! Looking forward to meeting with MSPs including my constituency MSP @colinbeattiemsp.bsky.social #ActNowChangeForever @sccscot.bsky.social @cescotland.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Will this convince the UK Government to stop the flow of weapons components to Israel?

Looking forward to this Mass Climate Lobby! I'll be representing @cescotland.bsky.social at the stalls, and also as a constituent for a meeting with Lothian MSPs. There will be over 500 members of the public there, who all feel strongly about climate action. 🔥⛈️🌲🌊 Hope we get a good MSP turnout!

Brilliant event yesterday on Not-for-Profit heat networks! There is real desire for heating systems run in the public interest. Thanks to @sarahboyack.bsky.social MSP for attending. For more info see my post here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @ellengrunewald.bsky.social @edinbric.bsky.social

Very concerning. Regulators protect our environment, for all of us. This prioritises the few, again. Reeves said the Dept for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, now led by former City minister, Emma Reynolds was focused on how to facilitate growth rather than find reasons to say no to development

This would be a game-changing policy. Scotland could progressively transfer all renewables into public ownership by transferring assets at end-of-lease to public energy companies (just like Scotland did with ScotRail). Putting them into community hands would be particularly empowering.