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Published Date: 14 May 2009
By JENY HAWORTH
THE number of jobs in renewables in Scotland could increase more than fivefold in the next decade.
A Scottish Government report reveals there are already 3,000 jobs in renewables north of the Border, and that the sector has the potential to support at least 16,000 more in ten years.

It is also estimated in Economic Benefits of Energy that about 10,000 jobs will come from the development of clean fossil fuels and carbon capture and storage.

Jim Mather, the energy minister, said the jobs in energy will help with Scotland's economic recovery. "The Scottish Government is determined to respond positively to the global downturn by creating the conditions for a strong recovery," he said.

"The energy sector in Scotland is uniquely placed to lead that recovery."





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  • Last Updated: 13 May 2009 8:55 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Greener Scotland
 
1

Am Fògarrach,

14/05/2009 01:58:26
This is a recycled story.
2

nabodican,

Rural Scotland 14/05/2009 06:31:09
So where are these invisible jobs?
Check any windfarm and you will not find a single permanent job.
Or do they mean the men in suits who come and tell us that they are not only a tourist attraction but they will provide cheap, clean, green electricity and save the planet.
What a load of utter gargbage.
3

Unimpressed one,

14/05/2009 08:08:50
Pie in the sky, a pork one at that.
4

The Former Mr. Angry,

Perth 14/05/2009 08:49:38
"Could" and therefore by definition "could not". Maybe about the same number of jobs as there are 100,000 new apprenticeships promised by the great Gordini. Anyone seen anything about that recently or had time to remind him about some other figure plucked out of the air by him on jobs (200,000 from distant memory - there have been so many "initiatives"). I would reckon at the rate unemployment is proceeding that that was just swallowed up.

Carbon capture and storage is such a waffly load of unscientific nonsense that this technology will die the death - it adds nothing and it is just a tax drain. Get the miners back to work!
5

El Franko,

14/05/2009 09:23:43
The so-called 'green jobs' are based on fear, and the fear is based on lies from the IPCC. These jobs are very bad for the economy, and will of course damage the environment - all greenie-based initiatives do. The loony-bin economics have been demonstrated in Denmark. Here is a quote from an economics prof:

'Next time readers see an ad from Vestas inviting them to “Believe in the wind,” they should ask themselves: If wind power has no significant impact on the problem we are trying to solve (i.e., CO2 emissions); if wind power costs two to three times as much as conventional sources of energy; if wind power kills twice as many jobs as it creates through its higher costs (except in the home countries of the major wind turbine manufacturers), then why would any right-minded person accept this invitation? We should also ask our politicians this question.'

Source: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/05/11/the-myth-of-the-danish-green-energy-miracle.aspx
6

El Franko,

14/05/2009 09:31:02
Here is an excellent essay on carbophobia - the irrational fear of carbon. That there are calm, clear thinkers and writers, and the lefties still haven't found a way to shut down the internet to all but state propaganda, is source of optimism. Anyway, for those who would like a fairly brief overview of the insanity we are currently beset with from the establishment, here it is:
http://www.bobbrinsmead.com/e_An_Irrational_Fear_of_Carbon.html
7

El Franko,

14/05/2009 09:46:44
One day, Jenny will get to be the 'Entertainment Correspondent'. If we get through this green madness phase that is, only then we'll be able to have a laugh at it.
8

Saoghal Beag,

14/05/2009 11:21:23
El Franko

Not fear but hope and forward thinking. Doing more with less has the side effect of reducing carbon, but it makes absolute good business sense.
9

El Franko,

14/05/2009 11:45:46
#8, 'doing more with less' is a great idea. I just think that wasting money on windmills, wavepower, solar panels, and carbon capture is merely a popular way to throw away money, and reduce our ability to afford and to improve more sensible options such as coal, gas, and nuclear. Those who are already suffering the most from existing burdens of 'renewable energy' affecting our energy bills are of course the poorest in society. The added tax and prices burden which carbon capture will bring will also damage the wealth-producing classes, and further reduce our ability to 'do more with less'.
10

Saoghal Beag,

14/05/2009 12:51:16
9 I agree, technology is not the solution, it is the last option when all else has failed.

i don't think there is any affordable energy solution. Domestic solar panels, domestic insulation, domestic heat pumps and large scale wind all have reasonable pay back periods so they are more viable and not just throw away. Social housing with some of these technologies installed are helping lift tenants out of fuel poverty and improving their living conditions.

the fact that nuclear power station outputs can not be varied to meet demands means you either stop at 20% base load, approximately the lowest level of demand, or you over produce power. For a 100% nuclear dependent generation portfolio the over generation is just plain ridiculous. That aside nuclear is incredibly capital dense with very long pay back periods, locking up the "wealth-producing classes" (that's a truly awful phrase borne of snobbery) monies indefinetly and with no quarantee of a return, unlike large scale wind, hence no shortage of funders there just now.
11

Unimpressed one,

14/05/2009 13:18:48
#6, El Franko, sensible piece of writing. But let's face it, greenies do suffer from a serious form of mental illness. Unfortunately unlike swine flu, it can be contagious, specially for media sheep and celebrally-challenged politicians.
12

Geomac 1,

Scotland 14/05/2009 14:44:50
In my paper, this article (recycled ad nauseum) was placed under a picture of Alex Salmond and Richard Yemm at the Pelamis factory in Edinburgh.
Is this the same Pelamis who supplied a wave generator to Portugal? Where the generator is now lying in pieces with the project never likely to be resurrected? Jobs buidling more of these generators won't be around for long!!!!
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14/05/2009 17:34:20
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