22-Mar-12

Responding to today’s announcement by SNP Energy Minister Fergus Ewing about plans to spend the £103million Fossil Fuel Levy, Scottish Green MSP Patrick Harvie said:

“It took long enough to get access to the Fossil Fuel Levy funds, so it’s important that the Scottish Government now puts them to work as soon as possible.

“The emphasis on community renewables is very welcome, because the clean energy revolution in Scotland needn’t be a choice between the multinationals and the climate deniers. This agenda is one which should benefit all of Scotland, and a strong community renewables sector will achieve that.”