SCOTLAND has almost two-thirds of the UK’s peatlands. This is likely to be
the basis of a looming scandal because research has shown that CO2
emissions from marshes and wetlands have not been properly assessed,
leaving a huge hole in our greenhouse gas accounts.
These areas, rather than soaking up greenhouse gases, are releasing
millions of tons of CO2 into the air every year due to the damage caused by
constructing and maintaining wind farms on – as well as running their
transmission clutter through – Scotland’s peat bogs.
The UN now insists that countries include emissions from peat soil. The
results will be hugely embarrassing because they will totally undermine the
First Minister’s much-vaunted claim that Scotland is a world leader in
reducing and measuring greenhouse gas emissions.
Dr John Cameron, St Andrews.
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