CharacterOtherwise77 t1_j2y9lhc wrote
This is not a negative comment but "Renewable Energy" includes burning trees and garbage for electricity.
SilverNicktail t1_j2yz40g wrote
It's a very small portion of the renewable makeup, less than 5% as opposed to the >75% that's wind power.
https://www.scottishrenewables.com/our-industry/statistics
The idea behind burning "garbage" is that it'll rot and emit methane, so it's an emitter either way. Burning methane is cleaner than letting it release naturally.
CharacterOtherwise77 t1_j2z22eb wrote
5% of garbage being burned into the atmosphere is pretty awful, that's about 2.5 million tons of unvetted combustion going into the air annually. This should not be legal.
SilverNicktail t1_j2zjpye wrote
Not 5% of garbage, 5% of electricity generation categorised as renewable. Did you not read the reasoning I posted as to why it's done? Let's say you get your way and that's made illegal - cool, now it rots, creates methane and emits *more*.
It's different to bringing methane out of the ground and burning that - this is methane that is naturally occurring at the surface and would be released anyway.
Querch OP t1_j2ybxrs wrote
From the article:
>>“Renewable energy projects like wind and solar farms, hydropower and tidal energy are contributing more and more to Scotland’s economy as well cutting energy costs for consumers and helping meet our net-zero target. As we develop more projects, on and offshore, those contributions will only increase.”
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