Policy Submission Opportunities

The outlook for offshore wind in Scotland has changed since the original Offshore Wind Policy Statement was published in 2020, which outlined an ambition that Scotland's 2GW of operational and under construction offshore wind capacity at the time could grow to between...

Part 1 of this working paper seeks views on the potential introduction of a mandatory community benefits scheme for low carbon energy infrastructure, including on the scope of such a scheme, and how a scheme should be administered and enforced. Part 2 seeks views on...

In the 2024 Natural Capital Market Framework, the Scottish Government (SG) committed to supporting the development of an Ecosystem Restoration Code (ERC) for Scotland as a new high-integrity market mechanism that could attract responsible private investment into...

Energy lies at the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Yet, the international community remains largely off track in meeting these commitments. According to the International Energy Agency, around 750...

The House of Commons Public Bill Committee invites submissions on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. The bill would make changes to the law around planning and infrastructure to support ambitions in the government’s Plan for Change. These ambitions include...

The Economy and Fair Work Committee wants to hear your views on the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill. This Bill was introduced by the Scottish Government on Wednesday 20 March 2025. Community Wealth Building (CWB) is an approach to economic development that...

The Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs are seeking views on how the Marine Recovery Fund (MRF) will function. We will use the responses to this consultation to finalise the design of the MRF. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 12 May 2025 Go to...