Allan Johnstone
allan-johnstone.bsky.social
Allan Johnstone
@allan-johnstone.bsky.social
Charity/Third sector type person in Scotland.
Interests include communities, health, ageing, and tackling inequalities
Quite used to it.
Its the same when there's a story about 'the NHS' or 'the Education Minister announces', or 'water companies', etc.
None of that applies to Scotland.
October 29, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Reposted by Allan Johnstone
This figure by Hogan et al. (2022) shows that community ownership (in full or in part) of wind farms is correlated with a) higher levels of acceptance, and b) perceived greater energy justice processes and outcomes.

Full paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
October 22, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Reposted by Allan Johnstone
On the theme of public health from one of our latest reports…

“If cycling in England were to increase to the levels seen in Denmark, it would be worth as much as £17 billion to the NHS”

Positive to see this being recognised by the Transport Secretary

Source: www.ippr.org/articles/str...
Stride and ride: England's path from laggard to leader in walking, wheeling, and cycling | IPPR
These include large returns on investment, addressing emissions from road transport, reducing regional inequalities, and improving health. Despite this, in
www.ippr.org
August 20, 2024 at 10:44 AM