Salmond calls for 80% cut in electricity pollution by 2030
Carbon emissions from electricity generation must be cut by over four-fifths by 2030, the First Minister has said.
Carbon emissions from electricity generation must be cut by over four-fifths by 2030, the First Minister has said.
Alex Salmond has set a target to cut emissions from electricity from 347g of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour (gCO2/KWH) to 50gCO2/KWH within 20 years.
He accuses the UK Government of threatening investment in energy by delaying its own decarbonisation target until 2016.
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