Scottish government plays down green energy independence fears

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Fergus Ewing tells Energy and Climate Committee UK has moral obligation to pay £30bn bill for decommissioning Scottish oil rigs, as government steps up marine energy help for Japan

The rest of Britain will need Scotland's green energy regardless of whether it achieves independence, Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing told MPs in Westminster yesterday. Giving evidence to the...

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