Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

The amendment

As an amendment to motion S2M-01185 in the name of Mr Jim Wallace (Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency), leave out from “endorses” to end and insert “believes that the Scottish Executive can play a much more significant role in tackling climate change by encouraging reductions in energy use through greater energy efficiency and by achieving a greater shift in energy use from fossil fuels to renewable sources, whilst at the same time creating sustainable “green” jobs; welcomes the targets set by the Executive for generation of 40% of electricity from renewable sources but notes that this amounts to only about 8% of Scotland’s total energy use; recognises that a study commissioned by the Executive shows that the energy potential from renewable energy in Scotland is as much as 60 gigawatts and therefore that renewable energy has a massive potential to supply energy, not only for electricity but also for fuels; further recognises that Scotland leads the world in research and development of wave energy converters; is gravely concerned that the first order for wave converters has come from outside Scotland and that the potential for a manufacturing industry for wave converters may be lost to Scotland because of insufficient market incentives, and therefore calls on the Executive to set concrete targets for energy efficiency, to publish an action plan, including targets, for renewable energy to supply non-electrical uses and to improve market-based incentives for emerging renewable energy technologies.”


No recorded vote on this amendment. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

1. S2M-01185.1
   Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

   Roseanna Cunningham SNP Lodged 21 Apr 2004
   No recorded vote
2. S2M-01185.2
   Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

   Murdo Fraser Con Lodged 21 Apr 2004
   No recorded vote

Green 2 SSP 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2M-01185.3 by reference.