Extract from Scottish Parliament debate: Climate Change Plan - Mar 9
Wednesday, 10 March 2021 07:48
Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP):...When we came
to speak with industry, it was disappointing not to hear directly
from Ineos, as the company is such a significant player in the
sector. That was not to be, but we heard on its behalf from the
Chemical Industries Association. We were told about the high
operational costs of decarbonising, and the witnesses were blunt
about the risks of carbon leakage—that does not mean leakage in the
technical sense; it means the potential...Request free trial
(Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley)
(SNP):...When we came to speak with industry,
it was disappointing not to hear directly from Ineos, as the company is such a
significant player in the sector. That was not to be, but we heard
on its behalf from the Chemical Industries Association. We were
told about the high operational costs of decarbonising, and the
witnesses were blunt about the risks of carbon leakage—that does
not mean leakage in the technical sense; it means the potential
economic loss if businesses and jobs move elsewhere. We were
reminded that that is the economics of it. We therefore recommend
that the Scottish Government prioritise that aspect of its policy
around incentive, support and competitiveness and that it continue
to work in partnership with the industry. We also encourage our
successor committee, in the next session, to focus on industrial
decarbonisation...
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