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Bid to give Scots legal human right to healthy environment - as ministers miss targets to stop species extinction
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Bid to give Scots legal human right to healthy environment - as ministers miss targets to stop species extinction A coalition of environmental groups are demanding that the right to a healthy and safe environment is enshrined in Scots law as a human right in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. The Scottish Environment LINK (SEL) coalition of more than 30 leading charities remains concerned that not enough is being done to protect the nation’s natural environment, wildlife and air and water quality after the UK quit Europe at the end of the year.
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SHETLAND Islands Council and SSE Renewables are close to agreeing a decommissioning bond for the Viking Energy wind farm, confirmed to be in the region of £40 million.
Both sides have confirmed that negotiations are at an advanced stage.
Eyebrows were raised last year after construction work on the 103-turbine wind farm in the central mainland of Shetland got underway without a guarantee that sufficient funds will be in place to decommission the wind farm and restore the site at the end of its life in 2049.
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At the time, wind farm opponents Sustainable Shetland said this was yet another example of poor governance on behalf of the planning authority, while discussions were ongoing to determine the right size of the decommissioning bond.