Scottish Independence Economic Case for Scottish Independence

Economic Case for Scottish Independence

SCOTLAND WITH ONLY 9% OF THE UK’S POPULATION HAS:

32% of the land area
61% of the sea area
90% of the fresh water
65% of the natural gas production
96.5% of the crude oil production
47% of the open cast coal production
81% of the untapped coal reserves
62% of the timber production
46% of the total forest area
92% of the hydroelectric production
40% of the wind, wave and solar energy production
60% of the fish landings
30% of the beef herd
20% of the sheep herd
9% of the dairy herd
10% of the pig herd
15% of the cereal holdings
20% of the potato holdings
90% of the whisky industry

SCOTLAND WITH ONLY 1% OF EUROPE’S POPULATION HAS:

25% of the tidal energy
25% of the wind power
10% of the wave energy
Over 60% of EU oil production (largest oil reserve in the EU)
33% of EU total hydrocarbon production

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