"Central to how we're perceived overseas is...all all about renewables"
"Renewable energy currently accounts for almost 100% of Scotland's gross electricity consumption, representing around one third of the country's overall energy demand. It has already more than halved the country's greenhouse gas emissions from its 1990 baseline, cutting such emissions more quickly than any other country in the G20. Scotland is home to the world's largest floating windfarm and is on the way to becoming the most reliable and lowest-cost hydrogen producer in Europe. It also contributes to international energy security, working with allies across the globe, collectively striving to build a fairer and more sustainable world. Scotland is way up there when it comes to sustainability initiatives.
However, DES's director, Duncan Dingwall, stresses that it must be all about 'caring passionately' about everyone's right to install, produce, manage, monitor and utilise their own power along with the planet as they make eco-conscious decisions, whether it be a corporation, small local business or solely domestic use. All are inextricably-linked as a route towards Scotland achieving a significantly lower carbon economy and net zero future."