Scotland's mineral, water and energy resources: building a low-carbon future

Smith, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9890-0888; Butler, Paul; Gillespie, Martin R.; Haszeldine, R. Stuart; Jones, Darren; Monaghan, Alison A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2147-9607; Rice, Clive M.. 2024 Scotland's mineral, water and energy resources: building a low-carbon future. In: Smith, M.; Strachan, R.A., (eds.) The Geology of Scotland 5th ed. Geological Society of London, 563-608.

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Abstract/Summary

Scotland’s Earth resources, which include minerals, hydrocarbons, water and hydro energy, have for many centuries provided a driver for population and economic growth. The nature of the onshore geology, with key rock formations underlying the Central Belt of Scotland, has led to a long-term relationship with extracting fossil carbon from the subsurface. The first written records relate to New- battle Abbey (near Dalkeith) permitting surface coal mining in the thirteenth century. Subsequently, coal, oil shale, and offshore oil and gas production fuelled Scottish industrial technology and devel- opment though the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. However, in the past 20 years there have been successive environmental drivers to reduce CO 2 and other emissions, which along with policy changes have impacted the way in which these high-carbon geological resources are used.

Item Type:	Publication - Book Section
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1144/GOS5-2022-52
ISBN:	9781786206893
Date made live:	19 Mar 2025 15:16 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539115

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