Green ministers have been accused of implementing a “fake” ban on new incinerators - as it emerged a dozen more will be built by 2027.
Lorna Slater hailed the move to outlaw the environmentally damaging waste-burning facilities last year.
But the Scottish Green circular economy minister has admitted in a letter to Tory MSP Maurice Golden that 12 incinerators already “in the pipeline” will be allowed to be built.