Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill Stage 3 Briefing – Scottish Community Coalition on Energy

The Scottish Community Coalition on Energy (SCCE) views the concept of Community Wealth Building (CWB) and its application in law as fundamental to transitioning to a wellbeing economy delivering sustainable economic, social and environmental development that enhances the prosperity of all of Scotland’s people and places on an equitable basis. CWB must be at the heart of tackling the climate and biodiversity crises in ways that enable communities to benefit from the wealth associated with land and other assets, rather than such wealth being extracted from the places where they live, to little or no community benefit.             

CWB needs to be done by communities for communities.  That is not to dismiss the crucial multi-faceted role that local authorities and other public bodies have in delivering CWB. However, SCCE contend that a major part of that role must be for local authorities and other public bodies to act as supportive enablers for communities to generate and retain community ‘wealth’ from the bottom-up, both for their benefit and the wider public good.  

Read our full briefing on amendments and areas for debate at Stage 3 below.

About the Scottish Community Coalition on Energy 
The Scottish Community Coalition on Energy (SCCE) is a coalition made up of Community Land Scotland, Community Energy Scotland and Development Trusts Association Scotland. The SCCE aim to secure a Fair Energy Deal for Scottish communities. This means maximising the positive impacts of the renewables revolution by unlocking community-owned energy and putting Community Wealth Building principles at the heart of wider energy policy and economic transformation.
We represent hundreds of member organisations across Scotland. Our policy recommendations are based on what our members tell us they need, to overcome barriers and unlock benefits for the climate, communities and local economies across the country.