Renewable Energy Debate
Posted: Monday, 05 July 2004 |
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Interesting report from the Scottish Parliament’s Enterprise Committee’s report on renewable energy. It backs renewables and greater energy efficiency and calls for a comprehensive Scottish energy policy.
However it makes some criticism too of the wind energy strategy I thought would be of interest to the current Island Blogging debate.
It starts by noting that to date Scotland has achieved a reduction of just 4.9% in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 (less than half the 12.8% average achieved by the UK as a whole), climate change emissions from the energy sector increased by 27% between 1990 and 2000.
I’ll post the recommendations in two parts…
Posted on I.B.H.Q. at 12:18
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Can you post a link to the report please blog blog.
pondhead from mull
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