Responding to this afternoon’s report by the IPCC, ScottishPower Chief Executive Keith Anderson said:

“Today’s IPPC report rightly calls for a rapid global phase-out of fossil fuels to address the climate crisis and here in the UK, we are showing that renewable energy is the way to a cleaner, better future for us all."

“Investing with urgency in renewable generation and the pylons and wires in the electricity grid to transport it is critical and at ScottishPower we are investing billions to support a just transition here in the UK."

“Now is the time to turn this from a marathon into a sprint and accelerate the shift to green energy – a source of power we have in abundance in the UK – and ensure clean, homegrown electricity that gives us energy security at the same time.”