Scotland's Climate Change Plan – 2026-2040 - Children's version

Section 4: Energy Supply

Net Zero for energy means cutting our use of fossil fuels to reduce the amount of carbon we add to the atmosphere.

Key Policies in the Plan:

We will make and store more renewable energy and fuel that will not run out.

Generating, using and storing clean energy will mean there will be reliable, secure energy for Scotland's people, households, communities and businesses.

Plants that burn rubbish and power stations, like Peterhead, need Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage technology to be operating. This technology catches the carbon gases that the plants or power stations produce and stores them underground, or uses the carbon in other ways. This will stop the gases going to the atmosphere.

Many islands use non-renewable energy to make electricity. We want to build cables to connect more islands to the mainland so they can get renewable energy.