What is a Coal Power Plant?
Coal Power Plants are thermal power that burns coal to generate electricity which is a contributing factor to climate change. This plant burns fossil fuels, increasing CO2 that traps heat. The coal combustion releases CO2 and N2O further damaging the environment. The power plant is a long-term heat-trapping gas that Scotland has ended. Scotland made the decision to end coal-fired generation in 2016 but just recently destroyed the last coal fire plant.
What is Scotland’s plan?
Scotland has tripled its energy output up to 97% using renewable energy and is on its path to being net-zero in roughly 20 years. Scotland’s energy is provided through onshore wind, hydropower, offshore wind, solar PV, and biomass. Scotland plans on using a Sector deal between the United Kingdom government and the offshore wind industry. The money would be supplied by the UK’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
Where Scotland was and where it’s going
In 2011, the gross consumption of renewable electricity was only 37%. The end of these power plants in 2016, has increased renewable energy tremendously. It’s now at 97.4% consumption of renewable energy.
Scottish Government
What is net-zero and why is it important?
Net-zero is the balance between the number of greenhouse gasses, or CO2 emissions put in and the amount removed. This essentially means that the more we add corresponds with what we remove. Scotland has been working with the Green party to establish a new way of energy. Scotland's climate change plan will presumably reach this goal around 2045 and half of Scotland will be under renewable energy sources within 10 years. The funds are just over half a million in terms of improving the environment by removing harmful attributes such as oil and gas.
The benefits
Numerous policymakers in Scotland have acknowledged that renewable energy sources reduce the impact of the climate, it goes a step further by sprouting jobs and producing new incomes. This opens a wide range of new opportunities and benefits the environment.
What other countries are going green?
While Scotland is one of the top countries in renewable energy, there are others that have participated in modifying their energy. Norway is at the pinnacle of clean energy with 98.4% renewable sources. Other green countries include Brazil, Portugal, Sweden, Canada, about half of South America, and the UK.