Scotland the brave clean energy leader: interview with First Minister Alex Salmond

Scotland’s ambition to become Europe’s clean energy leader is the subject of an interview with the country’s First Minister, Alex Salmond. The interview, conducted by oilprice.com, covers a wide range of subjects:

• How Scotland will achieve its ambitious renewable energy targets.
• The impact North Sea oil and gas revenues would have on an independent Scotland.
• Why companies are continuing to invest in Scotland’s renewable energy sector.
• Why Scotland would establish an oil fund and how it would be used.
• Why the shale revolution will not affect investment in Scottish renewables.
• The recent partnership between Scotland and Abu Dhabi.
• How Scotland will achieve its ambitious renewable energy targets.

It’s good to see the nation, which will vote soon on independence from Great Britain, looking forward as its North Sea oil deposits begin to dwindle. Even better if it can put its money where its mouth is and become a green energy model for other countries to emulate.