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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Question reference: S6W-32534

  • Date lodged: 19 December 2024
  • Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 9 January 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what level of carbon emissions a power generator can produce and still be considered "low-carbon".


Answer

Low Carbon electricity generation is defined for Scottish Government energy statistics reporting as electricity generated by renewable, nuclear or pumped hydro storage (PHS) technologies.

Most generation technologies are classified as low carbon by their type and there is no carbon threshold used to determine this classification.

Although nuclear power is designated as low carbon we do not support the building of new nuclear fission plants in Scotland under current technologies. Nuclear has high costs and provides poor value for money. It brings serious waste and environmental risks, and has long lead in times.