Fracking not a fit for Scotland

Sir, – Charles Wardrop (Letters, June 12) is right that I focus on the need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. He should stop using smoke and mirrors to distract us from that.

Obviously, Scotland only emits a percentage of global emissions. But, an individual in China or America only emits a tiny percentage too. Is that a good reason for their countries not to act? However you slice and dice them, all of our global emissions add up.

I did not claim fracking is unsafely regulated. I did point out that greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere are unsafe. This is not seriously in doubt.

Fracking may have reduced America’s emissions footprint, but it will not reduce ours. There are no more coalfired power stations to close in Scotland.

We have to now either reduce our gas consumption, or invest in carbon capture and storage. To suggest that fracking is a solution to this problem is nonsense. Gordon Pay.

Eden Park, Cupar.