Scottish Greens

The typical household gas bill has gone up by 33% since April. Clean renewable energy generation is Scotland's best path to energy security and lower bills.

When we invest in walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure we transform communities. Less congestion, less air pollution and safer streets benefits us all. 🙌 https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/more-bikes-than-cars-recorded-on-edinburgh-rush-hour-route-for-first-time-and-this-may-be-why-9066343

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This march was designed to spread tensions and hatred, and to intimidate the community and families who live there. Scotland should not be providing policing resources for sectarian events like this that are called to inflame tensions.

Today we're bringing a vote to deliver a moratorium on hyperscale data centres in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament will have a simple choice. MSPs can stand with the communities they represent, protect our environment and our resources. Or they can fail to act.

When operated at full capacity this data centre would use the energy equivalent to over two million homes. Its emissions would exceed the legal limit in Dumfries and Galloway by almost double. This application must be rejected.

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With bills constantly on the rise it's time to demand better. Greens have already secured a £2 bus fare cap for the Highlands and Islands, and in Strathclyde. We need the £2 bus fare cap to be rolled out across the rest of Scotland now!

The Scottish Parliament backed our motion to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel. Yet, there are still companies with links to Israeli war crimes in Palestine getting taxpayer contracts in Scotland. It's time to fully implement the boycott and cancel these contracts.

Earlier today, the First Minister hinted that he would block any hyper-scale AI data centre applications before proper guidance is published. This is a welcome step. We must ensure that this pause works and that the guidance puts people and planet before tech bro's profits.

If a company has profited from apartheid and genocide, they shouldn't be able to profit here in Scotland. The Government definitely shouldn't be helping them do so.

Companies complicit in war crimes shouldn't be getting a penny of public money. Yet, one of the companies profiting from Israel's illegal settlements in the Palestinian West Bank have a £21 million taxpayer funded contract in Scotland.

Low emission zones save lives, improve health, and allow us all to breathe cleaner air. 🙌 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l1r1zne1ro

🚨BREAKING: The Scottish Greens will force a vote in Parliament this week on halting hyperscale data centres!

The world's largest data centre is being proposed for Chapelcross in Dumfries and Galloway. The proposals could use more energy than over two million homes in just one year! Join the campaign to stop these dangerous plans: https://greens.scot/ChapelcrossDataCentre

Another company complicit in Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian land could be about to get a taxpayer funded contract! It's time for the SNP to finally match their words with actions, and fully implement a boycott of Israel.

81 years ago today, a nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Three days later, Nagasaki was bombed. The bombings led to the mass slaughter of innocent civilians. We must do everything to rid the world of these weapons of indiscriminate mass destruction.🕊️

Stop hyper-scale AI data centres 🛑 This week Greens will force a vote in the Scottish Parliament to introduce a moratorium and strong planning guidance for data centres. https://greens.scot/datacentres

The future of Scotland must be decided by the people of Scotland. To make that a reality the power to hold an independence referendum must be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. Democracy isn't about having a vote whenever Andy Burnham decides.

🇵🇸Talking about solidarity isn't enough, we need action. This week, Greens will force a vote in parliament to end taxpayer funding for companies complicit in Israel's illegal settlements or genocide.

🚨 NEW: This week, the Scottish Greens will bring a vote to parliament to end Scottish Government funding for companies complicit in Israel's illegal settlements or genocide.

There are 24 hyperscale data centre applications in Scotland. If they're all built they'll consume over 1.5 times the peak energy demand of the entire country. We urgently need a pause to develop a national approach that works for people and planet, not just tech billionaires. Add your voice 👇 https://greens.scot/datacentres

The climate crisis is here. New fossil fuel drilling won't cut household bills, it won't make our country more energy secure, and it will only worsen the climate emergency. Scotland needs to invest in clean, green renewables to secure our future.

Andy Burnham's first act as Prime Minister is one of environmental vandalism. New oil and gas fields won't lower bills. This is a fact. If we want to lower bills, create jobs, and improve our national security we need serious investment in cheap, clean renewable energy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c935yx2z9d4o

Bus fares across Strathclyde are now capped at £2! Greens secured a £2 cap starting in Highlands and Islands to put money back into people's pockets. We now need to see the fare cap extended to every corner of Scotland, so bus travel becomes an affordable option for all.

This is a broken system where oil and gas giants make eye-watering profits while the rest of us struggle to heat our homes. ▶️ Scrap the standing charge ▶️ Break the link between gas prices and the cost of electricity ▶️ Invest properly in cheap, clean renewable energy

New oil and gas licences: ➡️ will not take a penny off bills ➡️ cannot make us energy secure ➡️ will only accelerate the worsening climate crisis Words straight from Labour's 2024 manifesto. So why are they now preparing to approve the Jackdaw and Rosebank developments? https://www.thenational.scot/politics/26540202.jackdaw-rosebank-wont-secure-scotlands-energy-future/

Scotland's beavers are back! 🦫 Scottish Greens introduced funding for reintroducing beavers to Scotland's countryside; now we are seeing these incredible animals restore rivers, reduce flooding, and rebuild ecosystems.

Current proposals for hyper-scale data centres in Scotland would use over 1.5 times our total peak power use. Scotland needs a moratorium now! 🛑 https://greens.scot/datacentres

Not only would this criminalise the use of Gaelic in Scottish elections, it would threaten to jail anyone who uses British Sign Language in a campaign video. At their first whiff of power Reform's priority is to make our democracy less accessible and threaten their political opponents.

Decisions about Scotland should be made by the people who live here. Scotland can build a fairer, greener future as a normal independent country. It's an anti-democratic outrage that the Tories and Labour have joined forces to cast a veto against our parliament.

The SNP have long promised a ban on cruel conversion practices, but time and again they have delayed. We can't wait for, or trust Westminster to deliver a watertight ban on these abusive practices; we need a Scotland-specific ban now.

The Scottish Government has pledged a "strategic approach" to attracting data centre investment. This isn't what Scotland needs. We need a pause to protect our power grid and environment. If the current applications are approved they'll consume over 1.5x our entire peak power use.

This is just a glimpse of what's to come without immediate action. It’s time to treat Scotland's wildfire risk as the national emergency it is. That means investing in prevention, early warning systems, and restoring the natural habitats that make our landscapes more resilient.

Current applications for hyperscale data centres in Scotland would consume more than 1.5 times our country's peak power use. #FMQs It's time to hit pause. 👉 https://greens.scot/datacentres

These giant tech firms are desperate to get their hyperscale data centres approved. Join the campaign to demand an urgent pause on hyperscale AI data centres in Scotland. https://greens.scot/datacentres

Scotland's facing a wave of hyper-scale data centre applications. If built they'd consume more than 1.5 times our peak electricity use, with no requirement to assess their environmental impact. We need to ensure our economy works for everyone, not just tech billionaires. ➡️ https://greens.scot/datacentres

The growing international rejection of hyper-scale data centres underscores how important it is for Scotland to act before the damage is done. Add your voice 👇 https://www.greens.scot/datacentres

Failed politicians shouldn't become unelected, unaccountable law makers for the rest of their lives. This is a fundamental principle of democracy. The House of Lords is a relic long past its sell by date.

Andy Burnham must end the UK's participation in Donald Trump's disastrous and dangerous war on Iran immediately. Our airports should not be used as staging posts for US wars of aggression that make us all less safe. https://www.thenational.scot/news/26402717.andy-burnham-urged-ban-us-forces-scottish-airports/

This cruel, authoritarian and unworkable guidance will hurt us all. It legitimises intrusive questioning, encourages suspicion, and makes everyday life less safe. The UK government must scrap it before any more damage is done.

Government policy on data centres was written before ChatGPT existed. We urgently need a pause on new centres until we can develop a clear national approach that puts an end to the corporate free-for-all. Scotland must work for people and planet, not just tech billionaires. Add your voice 👇 https://www.greens.scot/datacentres

“The House of Lords has no place in 21st-century politics.” - Anas Sarwar, before being offered an unelected, unaccountable seat in the House of Lords Labour's hypocrisy and contempt for democracy is breathtaking.

Donald Trump is a dangerous warmonger who constantly shows contempt for international law and human rights. The Scottish Government can't hide behind Westminster. It must use every power it has to ensure Scotland isn't used as a staging post for this reckless war

Nearly 14,000 people have written to the First Minister calling for a pause on hyper-scale AI Data Centres in Scotland. Join the campaign today ⤵️ https://greens.scot/datacentres

The climate crisis is making extreme wildfire conditions more intense and more common, but our firefighting resources have not kept pace with the scale of the threat. To protect communities and nature, our governments must invest in better firefighting capability in Scotland.

Wildfires are tearing through the Cairngorms, yet the Prime Minister wants to approve new climate-wrecking oil fields in the North Sea. It's time for Labour to listen to the science and block new fossil fuel licences.🚫🛢️

Democracy is about respecting the right of people to choose their own future. Scotland deserves better than another Prime Minister who believes Westminster alone gets to decide when democracy is acceptable. https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/burnhams-rejection-of-a-second-indyref-reeks-of-rank-hypocrisy-lorna-slater-8781723

Last year, the Scottish Parliament voted for a Green proposal to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel. The SNP voted for our motion, but since then they have taken no action. It's time for the SNP to stand up to their "critical friends" and implement the boycott. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸