Energy Archives - Stop Climate Chaos Scotland

Data Centres – The People Must Have a Say

Climate campaigners are calling for a ‘national conversation’ on plans to develop AI data centres across Scotland, amid fears over...

Oct 12, 2026

12th October 2026

Press Release: The future is green – and ‘Made in Scotland’

Scotland’s energy minister has come under fire after failing to set a date for the set-up of a ScotWind Wealth Fund, a scheme that would...

Sep 30, 2026

30th September 2026

4 ways that Scottish Government can tackle climate change and improve lives

Cleaner air. Better public services. Wealth staying in communities. These are some benefits of, fast, funded, fair climate policies. In...

Aug 20, 2026

20th August 2026

Mike Robinson: Casualties of Iran war fall far from the bombsites

Oil fuels wars with global consequences. But instead of allowing ourselves to be held hostage, we should protect our communities with...

Mar 16, 2026

16th March 2026

FIRST MINISTER PRESSED FOR HYPERSCALE DATA CENTRE MORATORIUM

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS), Scotland’s climate coalition, is urging the First Minister to introduce a moratorium on the...

Mar 09, 2026

9th March 2026

Scottish communities need obstacles to local energy removed

Scots want lower bills, quality jobs and a good standard of living. The renewable energy revolution can bring all that, but we need to...

Jan 26, 2026

26th January 2026

Why the rush to build enormous power-guzzling data centres could screw up Scotland’s energy ambitions, damage the environment and leave people in the dark

By Dr Kat Jones, director of APRS, a member of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland We only need to look across the Atlantic for a taste of what’s...

Jan 20, 2026

20th January 2026

SCCS’s response: UK government announcement that it will not grant new licences for oil and gas fields

Scotland’s climate coalition has welcomed the UK government’s decision to rule out new oil and gas fields, saying it’s a “historic...

Nov 27, 2025

27th November 2025

SCCS response to Conservative’s pledge to maximise oil and gas extraction

Mike Robinson, chair of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, said: “The oil and gas sector has been declining for most of the last 20 years,...

Sep 02, 2025

2nd September 2025

Press release: First Minister urged to reject Cambo oil field

First Minister urged to “address the elephant in the room” and strongly reject new Cambo oil field A coalition of over 60 charities,...

Oct 27, 2021

27th October 2021

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