Scotland Announces Drastic Decarbonization By 2030

February 4th, 2013 by Chelsea

First Minister Alex Salmond says Scotland will reduce carbon emissions from 347 grams of CO2 per kilowatt hour in 2010 to 50 grams by 2030.

Salmond said the next step is to outline specific targets and policies.

Details of Scottish kilts via Shutterstock

According to Business Green, “Scotland has the best emissions reductions in Western Europe, ahead of Germany, Denmark and England and is more than halfway to meeting a 2020 goal of reducing emissions 42 percent against a 1990 baseline.”

Even though the goal of becoming 100 percent reliant on clean energy by 2025 isn’t on the table anymore, Scotland has been doing its part to get renewables going. In 2011, Scotland beat its goal of getting 31 percent of electricity from clean sources by a whopping 4 percent. Also, opening a Renewable Energy Skills Training Academy keeps Scotland in the game with other clean-tech.

Source: Business Green

Keep up to date with all the hottest cleantech news by subscribing to our (free) cleantech newsletter, or keep an eye on sector-specific news by getting our (also free) solar energy newsletter, electric vehicle newsletter, or wind energy newsletter.

Tags: Alex Salmond, Alex Salmond renewable energy, Renewable Energy Skills Training Academy, Scotland, scotland renewable energy

About the Author

Chelsea is a former newspaper reporter who has spent the past few years teaching English in Poland, Finland and Japan. When she wasn't teaching or writing, Chelsea was traveling Europe and Asia, sampling spicy street food along the way.

Pingback: Scotland’s Rockstar Clean Energy Leadership — 39% Renewable Electricity Today, 100% By 2020, & More |
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jouni-Valkonen/736198505 Jouni Valkonen

50 grams means lots of windmills, solarpanels, electric cars and vertical farms. I think that it is plausible, because EVs, renewables and grid level batteries are cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020’s.