The Scottish Green Party has hit out at the two companies bringing legal action against Scotland’s fracking “ban”, claiming the firms are “creating deliberate uncertainty”.
Mark Ruskell MSP, the Scottish Green Party’s energy spokesperson, also claimed Ineos and ReachCSG are “determined to ignore” the ban despite the fact that Scotland “does not want fracking”.
Mr Ruskell, a Mid Scotland and Fife MSP, called Ineos’ legal bid a “desperate” last-ditch attempt to cause uncertainty from a fossil fuel giant that knows it has the lost the argument.
Mr Ruskell said: “Scotland does not want fracking and the only thing causing uncertainty is Ineos. This legal bid is a desperate attempt by a mega-rich multinational that knows it’s lost the argument, while pretending to ignore the democratic will of the Scottish Parliament.
“We’ve argued for a long time that the extension of the government’s planning moratorium wasn’t a real ban, which is why Greens strengthened it in October 2017, with a majority at Holyrood supporting our call to prevent a future government overturning the policy on a whim.
“As a result of Green campaigning, the ban is now included in the Energy Strategy and will soon become part of the National Planning Framework. We continue to monitor the Scottish Government’s work on this.”
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