Posted by ‘Scotland energy to serve Scotland’s people’ Blackford pledges to cut off UK with IndyRef2
Ian Blackford told SNP member the party will seek to prioritise energy access for Scottish residents instead of sharing its resources with the rest of the UK in the event of independence.
15:42, Sat, Oct 8, 2022 | UPDATED: 15:58, Sat, Oct 8, 2022
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The SNP Westminster leader said energy-rich Scotland would no longer have to share with the UK, resulting in stronger energy security and smaller bills. The UK has been facing an ongoing rise in energy bills, with many voters faced with the prospect of having to choose whether to heat their homes or eat. Ian Blackford argued that independence would allow Scotland to minimise the growing costs and refocus the attention on greener policies.
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Addressing the SNP Conference in Aberdeen, Mr Blackford said: “We know the scale of the opportunities that independence will offer.
“But we only have to look at the current context. Scotland is energy-rich – we simply shouldn’t be facing an energy emergency.
“We shouldn’t have cold homes and soaring bills. We produce six times more gas than we consume and nearly 100 percent of the equivalent of our electricity consumption already comes from renewables.
“This is Scotland’s energy and it should serve Scotland’s people.”
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Blackford said independence offers a “golden opportunity” for Scotland (Image: SNP)
Blackford accused Westminster of thwarting Scotland’s bid to focus on renewables (Image: SKY NEWS)
Mr Blackford accused the Westminster Government of blocking Scotland’s potential to invest in green energy as he argued breaking away from the UK would secure Edinburgh powers to deliver on pursuing a new “green revolution.”
He continued: “We need to take the Westminster hand break off Scotland’s energy potential.
“The Westminster Group launched a new report mapping out the road ahead and the opportunities before us. From offshore and onshore wind, hydrogen, solar, tidal and carbon-capture, we have a golden opportunity to lead an energy transition that secures net zero, enhance energy security and lowers energy costs for consumers.
“By 2050, by expanding Scotland’s energy capacity and becoming a green hydrogen exporter, we have a chance to pump £34 billion into the Scottish economy every single year, an investment that could sustain 385,000 jobs.”
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The SNP Westminster leader added: “This is a real plan for growth – green, sustainable growth for the long term.
“Friends, the anti-growth Government must stop blocking that plan and its potential at every single turn because this is the new green revolution that independence offers. It is what Scotland’s future will be driven by.”
According to Government data, Scotland produced 18,568 GWh of renewable electricity in the first half of 22, a 29.2 percent increase on the same period the previous year.
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