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Neal Rafferty
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Head of heat strategy and consumer policy at Scottish Government.
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Consumer Scotland has written to energy regulator Ofgem seeking assurances that consumers affected by the RTS switch-off will be appropriately supported and protected.

Read more: bit.ly/43XZ2ve
June 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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June 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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consumerscotland.bsky.social
Consumer Scotland has published a framework to support policymakers to make it easier for consumers to engage in Scotland’s transition to net zero.

Read more: bit.ly/4dg7Qjq
A quote by Consumer Scotland Chief Executive Sam Ghibaldan which says: "While consumers support tackling climate change, they can often find taking action too complex, costly, or confusing. Governments, regulators and businesses can address this by designing programmes to achieve net zero that work from a consumer perspective. Ensuring consumer support and participation is central to the response to climate change."
May 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Tune in at 2:00pm for #ParlaimentLive from Holyrood with a Scottish Government debate on Scotland’s Renewable Future led by @gillianamartin.bsky.social

www.broadcastingscotland.scot/parliament-l...
Parliament Live from Holyrood - 04/03/2025 - Broadcasting Scotland
Join us for Parliament Live from Holyrood with Scottish Government debate on Scotland’s Renewable Future, led by Gillian Martin MSP.
www.broadcastingscotland.scot
March 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Half of all homes need heat pumps by 2040 and 'we see no role for hydrogen in buildings heating', from the just published 7th carbon budget report from the Climate Change Committee www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
The Seventh Carbon Budget - Climate Change Committee
Presented to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 34 of the Climate Change Act 2008. Footnotes have…
www.theccc.org.uk
February 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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ofgem.gov.uk
600,000 people in Great Britain have meters using
the RTS.

The RTS signal is being switched off from next June, so everyone with an RTS electricity meter will need a new one installed.

If your energy supplier contacts you act now

Find out more here www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-...
January 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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malindalo.bsky.social
Today I opened up Word and now on every freaking line there is an icon for Microsoft's Copilot AI tool, always asking me to use it to write. WTF. After googling, it appears IMPOSSIBLE to remove. I cannot use Word with an AI tool. I'm a professional fucking writer. I don't want it inserting shit.
January 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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consumerscotland.bsky.social
Consumer Scotland is recruiting two Head of Energy roles within our Policy Directorate. The Head of Energy Markets and the Head of Energy Transition will lead our work representing consumer interests across the energy sector.

Find out more and apply by 26th January: bit.ly/4jdsWBm
A graphic explaining that Consumer Scotland is hiring a Head of Energy Markets and a Head of Energy Transition, with a deadline of 26th January 2025.
January 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM