Bulletin #1

Scot.E3 Bulletin 1

This is the first of a regular series of regular bulletins in which we aim to highlight important issues. Please get in touch with events, links to articles and news that you would like to share.

An excellent piece from EEfP on the current state of the climate movement. https://tribunemag.co.uk/2026/09/whats-left-of-the-climate-movement

Scot.E3 was represented at a one-day event held by EEfP on 19 September – we hope to publish a report on the discussion at the event which built on the analysis in this article.

Simon Pirani argues that the UK government’s failed retrofit scheme is the next Post Office scandal. https://peopleandnature.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/climate-action-failed-government-retrofit-scheme-is-the-next-post-office-scandal/

The video of the recent online discussion on the impact of Data Centres and how to oppose them is now available on YouTube https://youtu.be/VYNBk1tIUi8?si=js207E-jCnomXYpt

Montrose Port has been selected by SSE as the preferred location for the operations and maintenance base for its planned 1.4GW Berwick Bank B offshore wind farm, creating 100 new full-time jobs. https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/604431/major-jobs-boost-montrose-port-berwick-bank

River South Esk – Montrose CC0

Video | Why biofuels are not the answer

Pax Butchart from Biofuels Watch spoke at a Scot.E3 public meeting on Monday 13 April 2026. Here’s the video of her introduction to the discussion:

These are the slides that mentioned in Pax’s introduction:

Do check out the Biofuels Watch website.

And you might also like to look at these briefings from Scot.E3

Bio energy with carbon capture and storage‘Sustainable’ Aviation Fuel