Unlocking Scotland's Energy Powerhouse Scottish Independence Podcasts

With special guest Dr Craig Dalzell, Policy Director of Commonweal, this week's podcast episode  looks at the barriers and possible solutions to setting up a publicly owned energy company for Scotland.  Key themes covered in our discussion are:
00:02:19   Q1: How has Wales managed to set up an energy company?00:05:46   Q2: Could Wales set up a public company for Scotland?00:07:04   Q3: Do we have other options?00:09:34   Q4: So what energy company CAN Scotland set up?00:16:31   Q5: Who makes money out of Scotland's resources?00:18:02   Q6: Is the EU's new zero strategy an opportunity for us?00:20:39   Q7: How can Scotland benefit?00:24:09   Q8: How else can Scotland get a fair return on our assets?00:29:55   Q9: How do we store our energy?00:35:30   Q10: What should Scotland do now?
Links to some of the resources mentioned in our discussion are:
National public energy agency:  www.gov.scot/policies/energy-efficiency/the-national-public-energy-agency
 
Commonweal policy papers:www.commonweal.scot/setup-energy-company/
www.commonweal.scot/policies/powering-our-ambitions
 
Support for community energy projects: www.localenergy.scot/hub/community-owned
 
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