SNP MSP Rob Gibson – a member of the Scottish Parliament's Transport and Climate Change Committee – has welcomed comments by Scotland’s Chief Scientific adviser, Anne Glover, about the enormous clean, green energy potential that exists in Scotland.
Speaking on BBC Politics Scotland today (Sunday), Prof. Glover confirmed that Scotland has the scientific and engineering skills to develop 40% of Europe's renewable potential.
Commenting, Mr Gibson, said:
”Professor Glover’s intervention confirms that Scotland’s ambition to develop our renewables potential is matched by our capability.
”Scotland can and will be a world leader in clean, green energy.
”Our wealth of natural resources, combined with our scientific and engineering leadership, means that Scotland can develop 40 per cent of Europe’s renewable potential.
”I hope Jim Murphy, and Labour’s other nuclear cheerleaders, were listening to the chief scientific adviser’s remarks.
“Every penny wasted on new nuclear technology would be a penny less for the development of clean, green energy.
"Scotland is well on course to be the clean, green energy capital of Europe – we already have a greater installed capacity of renewable energy than nuclear. Developing this massive potential is the way forward for energy security and safety in Scotland. ”We can achieve secure, clean, low carbon energy by harnessing Scotland's vast green potential, tackling climate change without adding to the burden of toxic radioactive waste.”
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