Incorrect claims that Scotland has 25% of Europe's offshore wind potential had been repeated by several SNP ministers.
Offshore wind projects have formed a key part of the Scottish government's renewable energy plans
Ms Slater, a Scottish Green MSP, insisted that ministers had "understood that the statistic was accurate at the time that they cited it".She added: "Now that it has come to our attention that it is not, we are working to update statistics on how our offshore wind potential compares to other countries.
They added: "Since then it has become an SNP mantra: frequently cited in debates at Holyrood and the House of Commons, and a key message in campaigning material from the SNP, Yes Scotland, and Believe in Scotland. The incorrect statistic had been repeated by seven different government ministers over the years, he added.
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