Highlands' role in climate change battle highlighted at conference By Calum MacLeod | Updated: 18:40, 07 March 2021 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper SHREC keynote speaker Roseanna Cunningham. The 12th annual Scottish Highlands Renewable Energy Conference (SHREC) provided cause for optimism that Scotland, and the rest of the world, can start "walking the walk" in taking action on the climate emergency. The event, hosted by leading law firm Harper Macleod, has been held annually in Inverness since 2010 but while co-host Nicky Marr managed proceedings from a studio in the city, going virtual allowed for an international line-up of speakers and attendees.