Local MSP Craig Hoy has welcomed the announcement of the National Mining Museum in Newtongrange as the Midlothian Climate Beacon for the COP26 summit.
Climate Beacons for COP26, led by Creative Carbon Scotland, is a Scotland-wide collaborative project between climate change or environmental organisations and arts, heritage or cultural groups.
In a motion to the Scottish Parliament, which was supported by a number of MSPs, Mr Hoy welcomed the announcement – and congratulated the museum of its phased reopening, which starts on June 17.
Commenting, the South of Scotland MSP Craig Hoy said: “News that the National Mining Museum is to be part of COP26 is great news for Newtongrange as Midlothian welcomes visitors as it takes one more step out of lockdown.
“The Climate Beacons project is one of many opportunities for Scotland which has developed out of the UK Government’s decision to host COP26 in Scotland.
“COP26 is a massive opportunity for the world to challenge climate change and I am glad that Midlothian is getting an opportunity to play its part.”
Climate Beacons aim to stimulate long-term public engagement around the COP26 climate change summit, which takes place in Glasgow later this year.
The Midlothian Beacon will create a transformative journey, following the flow of water, from Scotland’s past legacy of fossil fuels towards a future of decarbonisation, connecting local and international cultures through art and science.
Text of the motion:
Motion ref. S6M-00322
Midlothian Climate Beacon for COP26 Announced
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
Date lodged: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
That the Parliament welcomes the phased reopening of the National Mining Museum in Newtongrange from 17 June 2021; further welcomes the recent announcement that the National Mining Museum, in partnership with the British Geological Society, has been selected as the Midlothian Climate Beacon for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26); notes that Climate Beacons for COP26, led by Creative Carbon Scotland, is a Scotland-wide collaborative project between climate change or environmental organisations and arts, heritage or cultural organisations to stimulate long-term public engagement around COP26; understands that the Midlothian Beacon will create a transformative journey, following the flow of water, from Scotland’s past legacy of fossil fuels towards a future of decarbonisation, connecting local and international cultures through art and science, and wishes the project every success.
