Sustainable Scotland

The trend towards sustainable investment is not a short-term fad - and will become the standard way that people choose to invest their money, experts believe. Ian Campbell, a Director and Chartered Financial Planner with AAB Wealth, tells the Sustainable Scotland podcast series: "This is not a fad or a short-term investment craze that we're going through. In the future, it won’t even be called sus...

With the UN climate change summit now well underway in Glasgow and the city abuzz with delegates from across the world, details are slowly emerging of deals and renewed hopes for the future. But as negotiations and talks continue inside the debating chamber, what is Scotland doing in its own right to avert ecological catastrophe? Where are the innovators trying new things, the business leaders sha...

In 2019 Scotland made history by becoming the world's first government to declare a climate emergency. Now after Brexit and both a UK and Scottish election, it finds itself at a crossroads over which direction it should go to tackle it. With Cop26 looming, as the SNP and Greens talk ‘co-operation’ in the face of consternation from the Conservatives, Labour and others, as Westminster considers oil...

It is one of Scotland’s largest employers with over 3,600 employees on its books and services 2.46 million households across the country while its operation supplies 1.34 billion litres of drinking water each day. We spoke to Gordon Reid, General Manager Zero Emissions at Scottish Water, in our Sustainable Scotland podcast, about his organisation’s journey to net zero and the lessons learned so fa...

One of the world’s leading experts on green finance says COP26 could become the defining moment for turning commitments from global leaders into tangible action over climate change. James Close, Head of Climate Change at Nat West Group, insists Scotland’s legacy can be assured by convincing major polluters and governments to make historic strides in tackling the emergency. He predicts that the “po...

The sale of petrol vehicles will be banned from 2030 meaning that all vehicles will be powered by electricity or another renewable source of energy. In this episode of Sustainable Scotland, we look at the benefits of owning an electric vehicle (EV) in terms of cost and charging points and also explore how an EV can sell electricity back into the grid. We explore how EVs are key to Scotland reachin...

Scotland can become a major exporter of renewable power as part of its transition away from oil and gas, according to the UK head of Europe’s largest generator of green energy. Statkraft UK’s Head of Business & Project Development Richard Mardon said the UK has already reached the ‘tipping point’ in its need to move away from fossil fuels. Speaking on The Scotsman’s Sustainable Scotland podcas...

The Scotsman's Sustainable Scotland podcast will examine how Scotland's construction sector is rising to the challenge posed by climate change and diminishing resources. It will speak to head of sustainability at the Robertson Group, Graeme Hannah, and Lucy Black at the Construction Scotland innovation Centre about how views in the industry are changing and how this shift is represented throu...

The Scottish hutting tradition is enjoying a surge of popularity as people seek out a simpler way of life more in tune with the environment. But what has fuelled this new love for living for nature, and just how easy is it to get away from it all? Climate journalist Shaun Milne is joined by author and journalist Lesley Riddoch and hutter and campaigner Chris Ballance who share their experienc...

Are we now at a turning point in our attitudes towards climate change and are our intentions now shifting into actions? In the first episode in The Scotsman’s Sustainable Scotland podcast series, journalist Shaun Milne is joined by Iagan MacNeil, Head of Policy at Smart Energy GB and Frazer Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Action Scotland, to discuss the results of a recent survey of Scotlan...