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Stop gas expansion in Scotland!

The Scottish Government is considering the approval of a new gas-fired power plant in Aberdeenshire. But with mounting pressure from across the UK for all new fossil fuel projects to be ditched, we have a chance to stop this reckless plan from going ahead.

One of the UK’s biggest energy companies (SSE) wants to build a second gas-burning power station in Peterhead together with Norwegian fossil fuel giant Equinor. This expansion would lock people into expensive energy bills for decades to come. The existing plant is already Scotland's number one polluter, and approving this new station would only deepen our climate crisis.

We’re joining together with Friends of the Earth Scotland to push the Scottish Government to reject this destructive proposal and accelerate affordable renewable energy and home insulation instead.

Tell Scottish Ministers: We call on your government to reject plans for new fossil gas power station at Peterhead and we urge you to focus instead on accelerating renewable energy and home insulation that is affordable for all.

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Dear Scottish Ministers,

We are calling on the Scottish Government to unequivocally reject the application to build a new gas power station at Peterhead, put forward by SSE and Equinor.

If you were to approve the building of this new fossil fuel infrastructure, it would prolong our reliance on oil and gas and lock us into the associated climate-changing emissions for the next 25 years. New fossil fuel power completely undermines a just transition.

The Peterhead site is already Scotland’s single biggest climate polluter. SSE have admitted that this project will increase climate emissions. Scotland has already missed 9 out of its last 13 emission reduction targets and building more fossil fuel infrastructure further risks the safety of people and the planet.

With fuel poverty in Scotland at an all-time high, committing to Peterhead expansion would trap energy bill payers for decades at the whim of volatile fossil fuel firms whose prices are set internationally. The Scottish Government have already acknowledged that renewable energy is more affordable and should be our energy priority.

This project is built on the rotten foundations of carbon capture and storage, which has a long history of expensive failure. CCS will undermine efforts for a just transition as we know it won’t deliver as promised and risks prolonging the life of the fossil fuel industry.

Instead of backing a plan based on technology that might never work, we urge you to choose a future with secure green jobs, based on renewables and energy efficiency.

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