Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog considers the current and potential future economic impacts of the wind energy industry in Scotland.
Tag: Economy
What is a “wellbeing economy”?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explores the idea of a wellbeing economy and how it is influencing Scottish Government policy.
Import of EU goods to Scotland – what checks are happening?
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog sets out what checks will be needed on goods coming from the EU and why those checks aren’t already happening. It then sets out some background on how Scotland is preparing its international border posts for the imposition of checks.
From tiny acorns, mighty net zero economies grow? Carbon capture and storage in Scotland
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog explores the background to carbon capture, utilisation and storage, the proposals for the development of a Scottish Cluster, and what progress has been made so far
UK Budget 2023: the Hunt for growth
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises key measures from yesterday’s UK Budget and the implications for Scotland.
Green freeports in Scotland: opportunities and challenges as we transition to a net zero economy
Reading Time: 7 minutesOn 13 January 2023 the Scottish and UK governments announced that the Inverness and Cromarty Firth and Forth Green Freeports had been jointly selected to
Progress with a Scottish Deposit Return Scheme – where are we now?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog summarises the Scottish DRS scheme, concerns raised recently about its implementation and how the Scottish Government has responded. At the time of writing the Scottish Government remains committed to the August 2023 start date.
Transparency and the Scottish Budget
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog summarises issues around the transparency of Scottish budgetary information.
New UK trade agreements – an introduction
Reading Time: 7 minutesFollowing the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK Government has the power to seek to negotiate and conclude its own trade deals. This blog explains what trade agreements are, how they are made, and sets out the current state of play of the UK’s trade agreement negotiations.
Levelling Up: the view from Scotland
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe successful bids for Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund were announced by the UK government on 19 January. This blog looks at the approach to funding and the successful bids in Scotland.