Scottish Parliament – March 4, 2025 – 3

S6M-16657.1: As an amendment to motion S6M-16657 in the name of Gillian Martin (Scotland’s Renewable Future), insert at end ";

believes, however, that for the benefits of renewable energy to be maximised, further action is needed;

further believes that both governments should place a higher priority on public and community ownership of renewable energy infrastructure;

recognises the need for the UK Government to make changes to energy regulation and pricing to incentivise renewable generation, storage and grid infrastructure, and to make electrification of heat and transport more financially attractive, and further recognises the urgent need for the Scottish Government to end the delays to the Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan and the planned Heat in Buildings Bill, which must be introduced to the Parliament as soon as possible."  

Original motion(S6M-16657): That the Parliament rejects the creation of new nuclear power plants in Scotland and the risk that they bring;

believes that Scotland’s future is as a renewables powerhouse;

further believes that the expansion of renewables should have a positive impact on household energy bills;

notes the challenges and dangers of producing and managing hazardous radioactive nuclear waste products, and the potentially catastrophic consequences of the failure of a nuclear power plant;

recognises that the development and operation of renewable power generation is faster, cheaper and safer than that of nuclear power, and welcomes that renewables would deliver higher employment than nuclear power for the development and production of equivalent levels of generated power.