WORLD Environment Day was marked by the SNP’s Joan McAlpine by her calling on the UK Government to reverse their position on cutting support for renewables.
While the SNP in government has met ambitious targets on energy the progress made by Scotland so far is being put at risk by the decision of the UK Government to cut support for renewables projects, the MSP insists.
She also praised the SNP’s new target for producing 100 per cent of electricity from renewables by 2020.
McAlpine said: “World Environment Day is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the remarkable strides Scotland has made in producing clean, green energy and reducing our emissions – powering through our ambitious targets on energy, achieving 57.7 per cent of electricity from renewables in 2015 and upping that ambition to 100 per cent by 2020.
“But while this progress is very welcome, we simply cannot allow Scotland’s potential to be held back by the actions of an out of touch Tory government with an ideological objection to renewables.
“Scotland has incredible opportunities to be a world leader in a range of renewable technologies which provide clean, sustainable power which we simply must capitalise on.
“It’s vital that the UK Government now take immediate steps to ensure that Scotland’s onshore wind sector gets the support it needs and deserves to allow the industry to continue to invest in jobs, create clean energy and tackle climate change.’’
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here