Pot of bother

Another day, another warning about doom and gloom! It’s like being governed by Private Frazer from Dad’s Army... we’re doomed, I tell you!

Max Mad the Pavement Warrior Almost total blethers from the FM. Scotland imports most of the turbines and EU money is only some of our own being returned to us. Why don’t we build our own turbines and solar panels?

Andrew Macaulay Why should Scotland (and the UK) tie one hand behind

slowman Have you seen what the true carbon footprint for the wind turbines is? They only last for about 15 years then have to be dismantled and replaced and off we go again. That means the earliest installations are now getting towards the end of their economic working life. Like all mechanical devices they lose performance and efficiency over time.

Paul Holyrood Scotland’s renewable industry – what a joke. You mean Scotland rolling over to allow a bunch of foreign investors free rein to destroy rural Scotland so they can cash in on public money.

John Steading Sturgeon having a rant before jetting off to China, on another freebie.

BT1 You mean, jetting off to China on a jolly that will produce a needless 3.34 tonnes of CO2 emissions for her and each one of her gaggle of advisers, hangers on and suchlike. If she was that fussed about the environment she would not be making such a damaging journey to one of the world’s worst-polluting countries. Will it take deaths on the roads before something is done about this problem? Potholes before baby boxes.

UK Mongrel There already have been deaths in the UK. 22 cyclists have died as a direct result of defective road surfaces since