Could Scotland ever be ‘the Saudi Arabia of renewables’? – BBC

“As Saudi Arabia is to oil, the UK is to wind” – that’s how Boris Johnson described the country’s potential to capitalise on renewable energy recently.

For Scotland, it’s not the first time comparisons have been drawn with Saudi Arabia.

Back when he was first minister, Alex Salmond said Scotland had the potential to be the “Saudi Arabia of renewables”.

With a year to go until Glasgow hosts COP26, a UN climate change conference, BBC Scotland considers how renewable energy has developed.

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