#shetland — Public Fediverse posts

Going down the rabbit hole of the previous post about Parliamentary debate on coastal lighting in the Shetlands, here is the debate record from Hansard!

#History #Parliament #Shetland #MaritimeHistory

https://www.reporting-history.com/2026/09/14/shipwrecks-on-the-shetland-islands/

Boo hiss...

Controversial #JackdawGasField set to be approved in weeks, sources say

Simon Jack, 3 September 2026

"The #UK government is set to give the go-ahead for a controversial new #GasField off the coast of #Aberdeen, the BBC understands.

"Approval for the Jackdaw project could come in mid-September, just before #Parliament breaks for party conference season, according to government and industry sources.

"The gas field was approved by the former #ConservativeGovernment in 2022 but was delayed by a legal ruling from a #ScottishCourt, after #EnvironmentalGroups argued consent was given without fully considering the #ClimateImpact.

"Jackdaw's owner says it will account for 6% of UK gas output when at peak production but environmental groups say it will provide only 2% of UK use when imports are included.

"Campaigners launched legal challenges after Jackdaw was approved in 2022 and when the #RosebankOilField off #Shetland was given the green light in 2023.

"The Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled last year that #Rosebank and Jackdaw had been unlawfully approved because the government had failed to take into account the climate impact of burning extracted #OilAndGas from the sites.

"A judge ruled that more detailed climate assessments had to be published, and further estimates were put out for consultation in July.

"Both Jackdaw and Rosebank are operated by #Adura, a joint venture between energy giants #ShellOil and Norway's #Equinor. Aberdeen-based firm Ithaca also owns 20% of Rosebank.

"Adura has estimated that Jackdaw could produce 35.8m tonnes of carbon over its 11-year lifetime, the equivalent of 90% of Scotland's emissions for 2023. But it said a more likely estimate was about 23.6m tonnes - equivalent to 60% of the 2023 figure.

" #Environmentalists insist that more #drilling would be unconscionable, hampering efforts to cut planet-warming carbon emissions as deadly #heatwaves and #ExtremeWeather affect billions across the globe.

"They also say starting production would not protect energy security and that transitioning sooner to #GreenerTechnologies would be better for supporting jobs."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9xe09jz4eo

#RenewablesNow #NoDrilling #NorthSea #ScottishCoast #UKNews #UKPol #Scotland #BigOilAndGas #ShellLies #Oiligarchy

Why are Scottish #island #flights so expensive?

It's acute for roughly 71,230 people on Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Outer #Hebrides), #Orkney & #Shetland

For the price of a flight from Glasgow to Stornoway, you could fly from #Scotland’s largest city to Alicante, Spain, on a return & have £111 left over

Spanish flight takes around 3hrs while internal #Scottish flight taking 1hr

Glasgow to #Sumburgh, Shetland? That's £336 for flight of 1.5hr each way

https://www.thenational.scot/news/26433291.can-done-bring-scottish-islands-sky-high-air-fares/

#airlines #transport

High costs and unreliable #deliveries for #parcels in Shetland, report finds

Consumer #Scotland has published a report into its findings in #Shetland, #Orkney and the #WesternIsles, saying #islanders faced “high #postal costs” and “inconsistent services”.

A #RoyalMail decision to move postal #flights to #Glasgow instead of #Aberdeen has often been cited as resulting in longer delivery times in Shetland.

https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/07/15/high-costs-unreliable-deliveries-parcels/?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse

#greed #privatisation #fail #CorporateGreed

‘The answer is dig a hole’: why Scotland’s islanders want tunnels instead of ferries.

From Shetland to the Western Isles, campaigners argue ageing ferries are driving depopulation – and undersea tunnels are the only 21st-century solution.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260102-the-answer-is-dig-a-hole-why-scotlands-islanders-want-tunnels-instead-of-ferries?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Scotland #UK #Infrastructure #Transport #Ferries #Tunnels #Shetland #WesternIsles #Depopulation

Kult å sjå Torbjørn Røe Isaksen spele konspi-tulling i påskekrimmen på NRK! Kudos til sminkeavdelinga, han ser verkeleg gammal ut.

#Shetland #NorskTut #PåskeKrim

South Haven and Sheep Rock on beautiful Fair Isle. This is Scotland's most remote inhabited island, some 25 miles south-west of the southern tip of Mainland Shetland and some 30 miles north-east of the nearest of the Orkney Islands. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/fairisle/fairisle/index.html

#Scotland #Shetland #FairIsle #SouthHaven #SheepRock #UndiscoveredScotland

Travel around the #Highlands & islands transformed by huge zero-carbon airships - report

The study into the potential of the helium-filled Airlander vehicles found that a reliable network for passengers and freight could be established using existing airports.

The feasibility study looked at #Inverness, #Kirkwall, #Sumburgh, #Barra, Papa Westray, #Stornoway & Scapa Bay

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/airships-could-provide-zero-carbon-travel-for-the-highlands-and-islands-3rk3qbdxn

#transport #airships #ferry #PapaWestray #ScapaBay #Shetland #Highlands #Islands #airports #travel

South Haven and Sheep Rock on beautiful Fair Isle. This is Scotland's most remote inhabited island, some 25 miles south-west of the southern tip of Mainland Shetland and some 30 miles north-east of the nearest of the Orkney Islands. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/fairisle/fairisle/index.html

#Scotland #Shetland #FairIsle #SouthHaven #SheepRock #UndiscoveredScotland

I was chasing this wee bird for a good 15 minutes for a decent photo.

Time flies wren you're having fun I guess.

At the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, April 2022.

#birdphotography #photography #shetland #nature #scotland #sumburgh #sorrynotsorry #badpuns