Scottish Dark Skies Campaign_Protecting Scotland’s Night Skies
Scottish-wide campaign is launched for Dark Skies Recognition, Environmental Protection & Lighting Mitigation >
Strathnairn Stargazing Group’s partner, at a nationwide level, is Scottish Dark Skies | Protecting Scotland’s wild dark skies. “We are a committee of astronomers and astrophotographers who are demanding the mitigation of artificial light pollution for the sake of public health, the economy, and the environment”. https://scotdarkskies.org/
Welsh Government is already ahead >
The Welsh Government has developed a national policy in planning for the protection of Dark Skies and produced the following reference material Dark skies: planning guidance | GOV.WALES
See Good Practice Guidance: Planning for the Conservation and Enhancement of Dark Skies in Wales Quick Guide dark-skies-summary | Good Practice Guidance: Planning for the Conservation and Enhancement of Dark Skies in Wales dark-skies-good-practise-guidance
For large scale infrastructure works & renewables, specifically 150m+ turbines & reduction to CAA lighting requirements >
There are alternatives to 100% overnight CAA lighting. This requires investment and change, but the technology does exist and is constantly being improved. Adopting this technology can reduce the duration of lighting polluting sources on turbines by up to 85%. For examples of best practice and current thinking, see the following reference material on carrying ModeS transponders in aircraft https://www.pagerpower.com/news/the-2026-state-of-play-for-cooperative-automatic-detection-lighting-systems-in-the-uk/ and / or onshore radar systems to reduce turbine lighting duration adls-onshore-a4-v5-online (2)