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Highlands & Islands Woodfuel Group
The first meeting of the Highlands and Islands Woodfuel Group will take place in Inverness on Thursday 23rd February. Read More...Green Deal
The Energy Act has become law setting in stone the legal framework for the Green Deal, which will be launched in Autumn this year. The Green Deal will revolutionise the energy efficiency of the nation’s homes and businesses. It will help people insulate against rising energy prices, creating homes which are warmer and cheaper to run. Read More...Why use Green Heat?
Climate change is a long-term shift in the climate. Our climate is changing at a rate faster than we have experienced in all of human history. By burning fossil fuels for electricity and other industries we are releasing billions of tons of carbon dioxide and changing the climate. Carbon dioxide acts like a blanket, trapping the sun’s heat around the planet. This is known as the 'greenhouse effect'. The consequences of this overall raise in global temperature include extreme weather conditions, flooding and altered habitats.
What can we do?
The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 sets a tough target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, with an interim target of 42% by 2020. The production of heat using fossil fuels for our homes and businesses constitutes about 50% of current energy demand. At present Scotland produces about 1.4% of its total heat from renewable sources such as biomass, solar, ground and water source heat pumps.
The Renewable Heat Action Plan for Scotland identifies options to ensure that at least 20% of Scotland's energy comes from renewables by 2020. We can help tackle climate change by reducing the amount of fossil fuels we burn for heat and replacing them with renewables.
Renewables and job creation
Developing a renewable heat market will contribute to sustainable economic growth - creating jobs and services while cutting emissions and tackling climate change - up to half a million addititonal jobs might be created in the UK renewables sector and its supply chains.