" Scotland's renewable electricity target for the next decade is being raised from 50 per cent to 80 per cent, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today.
The FM confirmed the Scottish Government's increased national target - now 80 per cent of Scottish electricity consumption to come from renewables by 2020 - ahead of a major international conference in Edinburgh next week to help accelerate investment in the growing low carbon economy.
Scotland's existing target was established in 2007 and, aided by a rapid expansion in wind power, the country is on course to exceed its interim target of 31 per cent in 2011.
The Scottish Government has now calculated that significantly higher levels of renewables could be deployed by 2020 with little change to the current policy, planning or regulation framework in Scotland. A separate study for industry body Scottish Renewables, published today, reports similar conclusions.
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" The Coast Guard told BP to ramp up its collection efforts in the Gulf oil spill more quickly. BP detailed its plan late Sunday, but it also expressed doubts about success and safety. "
" According to an internal BP document released Sunday by Rep. Edward Markey, D-Massachusetts, BP believed that the worst-case scenario could be as high as 100,000 barrels, or 4.2 million gallons of oil per day. "
"..........and Robert Gibbs answered some of the most popular questions from each category.
・Opening remarks
・Will the U.S. change its policy to require deepwater oil rigs to have better emergency shutoff procedures?
・Why is BP restricting media access to the Deepwater Horizon site?
・Why haven’t super tankers been deployed to clean up oil?
・Oil Spill Recovery Institute receives over $300 million in funds each year – where does this money go?
・Why hasn’t the U.S. government accepted foreign help?
・Will President Obama help end our reliance on fossil fuels?
・Do politicians have a real connection to this disaster?
・Will the U.S. inspect all well platforms in the gulf?
・Will the U.S. put Americans to work building clean energy infrastructure?
・Why does the U.S. give subsidies to oil companies and will that stop in response to this disaster?
・Will we revoke BP’s license to drill in U.S. waters?
・How long it will take to restore the Gulf of Mexico?
.......... "-----What You Missed: Open for Questions with Robert Gibbs-----The White House Blog,June 16, 2010