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With special guest Dr Craig Dalzell, Policy Director of Commonweal, this month's episode of the Mibbes Aye show looks at the barriers and possible solutions to a publicly owned energy company for Scotland. We asked Craig 10 questions, which are:
00:00:41 Welcome, introduction and background
00:02:58 Q1: How has Wales managed to set up an energy company?
00:06:39 Q2: Could Wales set up a public company for Scotland?
00:08:08 Q3: Do we have other options?
00:10:41 Q4: So what energy company CAN Scotland set up?
00:17:50 Q5: Who makes money out of Scotland's resources?
00:19:21 Q6: Is the EU's new zero strategy an opportunity for us?
00:21:57 Q7: How can Scotland benefit?
00:25:33 Q8: How else can Scotland get a fair return on our assets?
00:31:16 Q9: How do we store our energy?
00:36:52 Q10: What should Scotland do now?
Links to some of the resources mentioned in our discussion are:
National public energy agency: www.gov.scot/policies/energy-efficiency/the-national-public-energy-agency
Commonweal policy papers:
www.commonweal.scot/setup-energy-company/
www.commonweal.scot/policies/powering-our-ambitions
Support for community energy projects:
www.localenergy.scot/hub/community-owned
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