New research has revealed Scotland is better at generating green electricity than the UK average.

Analysis of 2014 figures by WWF Scotland discovered the 'climate change impact' of generating a unit of electricity in Scotland was 196gCO2/kWh, compared with 400gCO2/kWh for the whole of the UK.

In addition, there was a 38% decline between 2010 – 2014 of Scotland's 'climate impact', from 318gCO2/kWh to 196gCO2/kWh. Figures for the entire UK fell by 12%; from 457gCO2/kWh to 400gCO2/kWh.

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WWF Scotland’s Climate and Energy Policy Officer, Fabrice Leveque, said Scotland's figures are down to the Scottish Government's policy on renewables.

"The transformation in the way we produce our power is helping Scotland harness the many economic and social benefits of shifting to a zero-carbon future," he said.

"But electricity accounts for just one quarter of our energy use, so if we’re to meet our future climate targets, the Scottish Government must build on the progress made in the electricity sector to set a 50 per cent renewables target for all our energy needs, across electricity, heat and transport sectors, by 2030."

(LM)