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With special guest Dr Craig Dalzell, Policy Director of Commonweal, this week's podcast episode looks at the barriers and possible solutions to setting up a publicly owned energy company for Scotland. Key themes covered in our discussion are:
00:02:19 Q1: How has Wales managed to set up an energy company?
00:05:46 Q2: Could Wales set up a public company for Scotland?
00:07:04 Q3: Do we have other options?
00:09:34 Q4: So what energy company CAN Scotland set up?
00:16:31 Q5: Who makes money out of Scotland's resources?
00:18:02 Q6: Is the EU's new zero strategy an opportunity for us?
00:20:39 Q7: How can Scotland benefit?
00:24:09 Q8: How else can Scotland get a fair return on our assets?
00:29:55 Q9: How do we store our energy?
00:35:30 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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