Ask your MSPs to oppose Berwick Bank

The Scottish Parliament has just been filled with new MSPs, and we need to make sure they get the message fast. Scotland’s seabird colonies must not be sacrificed for Berwick Bank offshore windfarm – let’s get behind clean, green nature-friendly windfarms instead!

With your new MSPs heading to Holyrood we have an important opportunity to build fresh opposition to Berwick Bank windfarm. Together we can make sure this is top of their agenda, and that they adopt a clear position in opposition to this destructive development from the outset.

This action takes moments and will email all of your MSPs – you have one constituency and seven regional MSPs. Help us put the pressure on!

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<div>Dear [[targetname]], MSPI am writing to you, as my new MSP, to ask that you oppose the proposed Berwick Bank offshore windfarm.Scotland is globally important for seabirds, with 5 million breeding on our shores, including 60% of the world’s great skuas and around half of the world’s northern gannets. Seabirds are key to the heath and functioning of the marine environment, yet most seabird species in Scotland are in steep decline. Urgent action is needed to reverse this trend, ensuring the recovery of seabird populations and the resilience of marine ecosystems, as well as the coastal communities and economic sectors that depend on them. Berwick Bank offshore windfarm is to be located in a key foraging area for a huge range of species like puffins, gannets and kittiwakes. The developer’s own impact assessment projects that the development could kill up to 261 Gannets, 2,808 Guillemots, 815 Kittiwakes, 66 Puffins, and 154 Razorbills a year. This would make it one of the deadliest windfarms in the world and would be a huge setback for Scotland’s natural heritage. Its impacts are so severe, it could fast track species like Kittiwake to local extinction.  A strong renewable energy sector in Scotland is vital for our climate and economy, and offshore wind will be an important part of this. However, it’s essential that offshore wind is delivered in harmony with nature. We know this is possible, but it requires windfarms to avoid the most important sites for nature. Ossian windfarm, for example, is a similar scale to Berwick Bank but further offshore and located in a less sensitive area. This means its projected impact is significantly smaller.   As one of your constituents I am deeply concerned about of the potentially devastating impact that Berwick Bank will have. This is a key issue for me and many in my community. I am seeking your clear commitment to champion Scotland’s seabirds and ask that you call on Cabinet Secretary for XXX to halt this devastating project and get behind nature positive offshore wind instead. </div>

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