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September 09, 2005
CO2 producer Scottish Power threatened by takeover
Following a disastrous attempt to expand in America, Scottish Power is facing a takeover bid from the German company E.On, the owner of Powergen.
The account in the Scotsman is all about boardroom battles and the politicians (including Nicola Sturgeon for the SNP) are focussing on the possible loss of a major Scottish company to foreign (if European) ownership.
Nobody is apparently relating this to emissions policy. Scottish Power are the owners of Scotland’s two coal-fired power stations: Longannet (largest in the UK), and Cockenzie. These stations are the biggest emitters of CO2 in the country.
This is what Friends of the Earth say:
Scottish Power owns two of the most polluting coal power stations in the UK, both based in Scotland. The operation of these stations is contributing to Scotland’s failure to keep pace with England in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Neither of its stations have confirmed plans to fit sulphur controls which would cut acid rain causing emissions.
What would E.ON do with them? That’s the question.
news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1906742005
www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/pressforchange/carbon_dinosaurs/index.html
Posted by Simon Holledge at September 9, 2005 12:30 AM
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