Gillian Campbell
@gillicamp.bsky.social
Reposted by Gillian Campbell
Jobs, bills, heat pumps, fuel poverty. Scotland's stalling heat transition risks leaving people out in the cold, and industry uncertain. Where we are at - and the big ideas. 🔥
Part of an @heraldscotland.bsky.social series, Scotland's Energy Future
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...
Part of an @heraldscotland.bsky.social series, Scotland's Energy Future
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...
Heat pumps. How do we avoid clean heat becoming 'two-tier' and making people poorer?
The Herald examines the human cost of Scotland’s troubled heat pump rollout — and the risk of leaving households behind in the race to net zero.
www.heraldscotland.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Jobs, bills, heat pumps, fuel poverty. Scotland's stalling heat transition risks leaving people out in the cold, and industry uncertain. Where we are at - and the big ideas. 🔥
Part of an @heraldscotland.bsky.social series, Scotland's Energy Future
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...
Part of an @heraldscotland.bsky.social series, Scotland's Energy Future
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...
Reposted by Gillian Campbell
A pleasure to visit Kat and Iain’s gas free home with @paulsweeney.bsky.social Supported to upgrade their Victorian terraced house by @locohome.bsky.social with ScotGov grant and loan. Result - warm, healthy home, lower energy use, emissions slashed, local supply chains supported.
October 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A pleasure to visit Kat and Iain’s gas free home with @paulsweeney.bsky.social Supported to upgrade their Victorian terraced house by @locohome.bsky.social with ScotGov grant and loan. Result - warm, healthy home, lower energy use, emissions slashed, local supply chains supported.
Investing in upgrading Scotland’s homes isn’t just about net zero - it will tackle fuel poverty, improve health through better air quality, support energy security AND generate economic growth. So many positive outcomes for hundreds of thousands of households across the country.
Really interesting report. Notable point early on in the report:
"The cost of no action would substantially exceed the cost of mitigation as it would increase temperatures as well as risk Scotland being left behind in the adoption of new technological advances." 1/2
"The cost of no action would substantially exceed the cost of mitigation as it would increase temperatures as well as risk Scotland being left behind in the adoption of new technological advances." 1/2
We have published our Fiscal Sustainability Perspectives paper considering how climate change mitigation could affect the Scottish Government’s fiscal sustainability. Read it here: bit.ly/46hZaFV
This thread summarises some key points from the report. 1/4
This thread summarises some key points from the report. 1/4
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Investing in upgrading Scotland’s homes isn’t just about net zero - it will tackle fuel poverty, improve health through better air quality, support energy security AND generate economic growth. So many positive outcomes for hundreds of thousands of households across the country.
There's a risk of missing a huge opportunity to create jobs and training opportunities for our young people right across the country - we need policy certainty so industry can invest.
www.scotsman.com/business/gra...
www.scotsman.com/business/gra...
Grab the opportunity: why investing in the next generation of workforce matters
Industry says the Heat in Buildings Bill will unlock green jobs, economic growth, and future opportunities for young people
www.scotsman.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
There's a risk of missing a huge opportunity to create jobs and training opportunities for our young people right across the country - we need policy certainty so industry can invest.
www.scotsman.com/business/gra...
www.scotsman.com/business/gra...
Only a third of Heat and Buildings money spent. say campaigners ahead of budget
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2476970...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2476970...
Only a third of Heat and Buildings money spent., say campaigners ahead of budget
Home energy organisations have called for the Scottish Government to reaffirm its commitment to spending the £1.8 billion it had pledged to Heat…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:27 PM
👏 Extra £20m @scottishgovernment.bsky.social
funding for Warmer Homes Scotland is excellent news - the programme is transforming lives and this will enable it to continue doing so over the winter months. Not only that, but it's helping build the jobs & skills we need over coming years. Win-win
funding for Warmer Homes Scotland is excellent news - the programme is transforming lives and this will enable it to continue doing so over the winter months. Not only that, but it's helping build the jobs & skills we need over coming years. Win-win
November 28, 2024 at 4:49 PM
👏 Extra £20m @scottishgovernment.bsky.social
funding for Warmer Homes Scotland is excellent news - the programme is transforming lives and this will enable it to continue doing so over the winter months. Not only that, but it's helping build the jobs & skills we need over coming years. Win-win
funding for Warmer Homes Scotland is excellent news - the programme is transforming lives and this will enable it to continue doing so over the winter months. Not only that, but it's helping build the jobs & skills we need over coming years. Win-win
Additional £20m @scottishgovernment.bsky.social funding for Warmer Homes Scotland is excellent news - Scotland’s flagship fuel poverty programme is transforming lives and this will enable it to continue doing so over the winter months.
We welcome today's @scottishgovernment.bsky.social announcement of £20 million extra funding for Warmer Homes Scotland this year - this will go some way towards protecting the most vulnerable households, whilst creating job and training opportunities that will serve us well in the years ahead.
November 28, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Additional £20m @scottishgovernment.bsky.social funding for Warmer Homes Scotland is excellent news - Scotland’s flagship fuel poverty programme is transforming lives and this will enable it to continue doing so over the winter months.
There are similar projects to this one here in Scotland too eg Lar Housing Trust mid market rent project in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, delivering clean, affordable heating from ground source heat pump.
We're seeing more and more myth-busting examples of heat pumps providing affordable heating. This is a great one - 100 year old block of flats with more than 80 flats now being warmed by ground source heat pumps in central London.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat pump scheme for Edwardian social housing aims to bust low-carbon myths
The Sutton Dwellings estate in London may offer councils a ‘blueprint’ for ground source heating
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:52 AM
There are similar projects to this one here in Scotland too eg Lar Housing Trust mid market rent project in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, delivering clean, affordable heating from ground source heat pump.
Important piece by Elizabeth Leighton from @existinghomes.bsky.social in @heraldscotland.bsky.social this weekend 👇
Demand for support from Scotland's fuel poverty programme is skyrocketing - temperatures are falling and we must not turn our backs on people living in cold, damp homes. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
A cold, damp home is a deadly home - here's how Scotland can change that
The damage caused by fuel poverty is felt year-round, but it is particularly stark as we start to approach the winter months. With temperatures…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Important piece by Elizabeth Leighton from @existinghomes.bsky.social in @heraldscotland.bsky.social this weekend 👇