On: We Need to Talk About Peat

Now climate change is going to affect Islay scotch? There's a line, and then there's a line. So not only is the earth going to gradually become hostile to humans, it's going to happen with dwindling stocks of good scotch...

That said, it's fascinating how much of a carbon sink peat has been. It's kind of staggering, actually. And also frightening it could just dry up and become a constant emitter like that.

> So not only is the earth going to gradually become hostile to humans, it's going to happen with dwindling stocks of good scotch

But you repeat yourself

Well played.

Ireland is still operating three power plants which burn peat for electrical generation.

Shut those down, and there should be plenty of peat to make whisky for the foreseeable future.