Environmental, Waste and Renewables Update

Here is a summary of today's Environmental, Waste and Renewables news:

Guardian: Grangemouth could be converted into leading green fuels hub, Swinney says

There is a realistic chance that one of the UK’s largest oil refineries can be converted into a hub for green chemicals, sustainable fuels and plastics, Scotland’s first minister says. Grangemouth oil refinery, which is being shut down by its UK and Chinese owners PetroIneos this year with the loss of 400 jobs, could become a world leader in low carbon chemicals and green fuels, John Swinney told media on Wednesday.

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Insider: Plans submitted for wind farm on former coal mine

A Scottish renewables developer is inviting community input on plans for new wind farm in Cumnock and Doon Valley. OnPath Energy, originally part of Banks Group, which began coal mining in 1976, has submitted a scoping report for turbines north east of New Cumnock and will collaborate with local schools and community groups to select its name.

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SLN: Scottish Civil Justice Council reported to UN body over breach of environmental law

The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) has urged a top UN body to intervene against the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) for breaching the right to public participation in environmental decision-making, which is enshrined in the Aarhus Convention.

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Scotsman: BrewDog to replace 250,000 dead trees in £2.7m Scottish Highlands forest scheme

Beer giant BrewDog is receiving almost £3 million in public funds as the firm vowed to replace by the next planting season the hundreds of thousands of tree saplings that died last year. The Aberdeenshire-based company had made headlines after campaigner Nick Kempe found through Freedom of Information requests that about half of the trees planted in the Lost Forest in 2023 at Kinrara estate, near Aviemore, had died.

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