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Northern Ireland just outlined how it hopes to get 40% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 and, apparently not to be outdone, First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond thinks that's not an ambitious enough target. Speaking to Reuters, Salmond said Scotland should be able to produce 100% its electricity from low-carbon sources by 2025.

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Three wind farm schemes with a combined capacity of almost 260MW have been approved by the Scottish Government this week.

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"Hundreds of people were rescued from homes and vehicles after heavy rain and strong winds brought severe flooding to parts Scotland and Wales yesterday.

Around 100 people, many of them elderly, were rescued from flooded properties in Huntley, Aberdeenshire.

The Grampian fire and rescue service was continuing to search homes in the town today in an attempt to ensure nobody remained trapped."

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"Numbers of a bird of prey hunted to extinction in Scotland by the Victorians are at their highest in 150 years, RSPB Scotland has said."

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Scotland has achieved an environmental milestone by assessing the carbon footprint of its budget.

This world first initiative is part of the country's commitment to the Climate Change Act.

The government has explained that the carbon assessment is only a start in the nation's efforts to assess the consequences to the environment of spending plans.

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Scottish lawmakers Wednesday backed a binding goal to cut greenhouse gases by 42 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels, edging Germany into second place in a ranking of the most ambitious developed world targets.

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The Scottish Government has launched a new initiative to promote energy efficiency and renewable microgeneration in Scotland's schools.

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