The blustery islands of Orkney off Scotland’s north coast provides a taste of what the world might be like after the transition to renewables is complete.
Along with 350 solar power installations, Orcadians have installed more than 500 micro-turbines in their gardens to generate electricity for their own use and to sell to energy companies. This fascinating community at one point had 20% of the UK's small wind turbines despite only having 0.2% of the population. Investor warning for air polluting sector returns Every barrel of oil pumped out of the ground is heating the atmosphere and putting our world at further risk of catastrophe. From an investment perspective, the exciting thing is that the renewable alternatives will be fundamenta...
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