Kevin Keane

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Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Correspondent at BBC Scotland

BBC Scotland's Environment, Energy & Rural Affairs Correspondent. [email protected]

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Recycling firm bids to become first new tenant at Grangemouth site

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Kevin Keane

Image caption, The prototype 'cracker' uses chemical engineering to break plastics into component partsBBC Scotland's environment correspondentA company behind a "new concept" in plastics recycling is in talks to become the first business to move into the Grangemouth green energy hub. Remarkable Energy says its technology, which has been developed alongside experts from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, can improve the quality of recycled products.
Recycling firm bids to become first new tenant at Grangemouth site

1 week ago | bbc.com | Kevin Keane

Recycling firm bids to become first new tenant at Grangemouth siteKevin KeaneBBC Scotland's environment correspondentBBCThe prototype 'cracker' uses chemical engineering to break plastics into component partsA company behind a "new concept" in plastics recycling is in talks to become the first business to move into the Grangemouth green energy hub.
Plea to block wind farm as thousands of bird deaths forecast

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Kevin Keane

Plea to block wind farm as thousands of bird deaths forecastKevin KeaneBBC Scotland's environment correspondentGetty ImagesKittiwakes have been identified as the seabirds at most risk from collisionsConservation groups are urging ministers to reject plans for an offshore wind farm which the developer predicts will kill tens of thousands of seabirds.
Hunterston B power station declared 'nuclear free'

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Kevin Keane

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The power station, in North Ayrshire, ended generation in January 2022BBC Scotland's environment correspondentThe former Hunterston B power station in North Ayrshire has been formally declared nuclear free after three years of defuelling. The site generated its final power in January 2022 after 46 years of operation - two decades longer than originally planned.
Could Scotland have Europe's lowest electricity bills?

1 month ago | bbc.com | Kevin Keane

Could Scotland have Europe's lowest electricity bills? Kevin KeaneBBC Scotland environment correspondentBBCGreg Jackson, the boss of Octopus Energy, says bills need to be calculated regionallyThe boss of one of the UK's biggest energy providers says people living in Scotland could have the cheapest electricity in Europe. Greg Jackson, who founded Octopus Energy, wants the electricity market to be reformed to introduce zonal pricing.
Peatland restoration aims to prevent Glasgow's tap water turning brown

1 month ago | bbc.com | Kevin Keane

How repairing peat could prevent Glasgow's tap water turning brownKevin KeaneBBC Scotland's environment correspondentReporting fromLoch KatrineBBCOrganic matter from degraded peat can discolour the water which runs into Loch KatrineHundreds of hectares of peatland is being restored in a project which aims to prevent Glasgow's tap water turning brown during extreme rain.
Grangemouth: A new dawn for the home of UK's oldest oil refinery?

2 months ago | bbc.com | Kevin Keane

Grangemouth: A new dawn for the home of UK's oldest oil refinery? Kevin KeaneBBC Scotland's environment correspondentAndrew Milligan/PA WireThere is both concern and optimism about the Grangemouth site's long-term futureThe history of Grangemouth has been built on fossil fuels – but now its future depends on its reinvention as Scotland's green energy industrial hub. The site, on the south bank of the Firth of Forth, is home to the UK's oldest oil refinery, which dates back to 1924.
Farmers fear being 'wiped out' if any more diseases strike

2 months ago | bbc.com | Kevin Keane

Farmers fear being 'wiped out' if any more diseases strikeKevin KeaneBBC Scotland's environment correspondentBBCMichael Goldie lost more than half his lambs in January through the Schmallenberg virusA livestock farmer has lost more than half his newborn lambs in one of the first Scottish cases of a deadly virus - and fears he could be wiped out if his farm is struck by any more diseases.
Scottish government misses another climate change target

Jun 17, 2024 | bbc.com | Kevin Keane

Scotland misses another climate change targetBy Kevin Keane, BBC Scotland's environment correspondentBBCMuch of Scotland's greenhouse gases come from heavy industry around GrangemouthThe Scottish government has missed another of its key annual targets for reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Figures for 2022 show that emissions fell by 50% from its 1990 baseline. This is slightly down on the previous year's figures but well short of its target of a 53.8% reduction.
Why Scotland’s most powerful climate tool is struggling for investment

Jun 2, 2024 | bbc.com | Kevin Keane

Why a tool to tackle climate change is struggling for cashKevin Keane,Environment correspondent, BBC ScotlandGarth Mortimer/CCPRestoring peatlands involves re-profiling the land with diggers to ensure it remains wet enough to store carbonOne of Scotland’s most powerful weapons in tackling climate change is not being properly recognised, experts have claimed. Restoring poor quality peatlands could cut Scotland’s emissions by almost as much as decarbonising our entire housing stock.