As nuclear scientists Ernest Moniz and Ali Akbar Salehi began negotiating the technical details of a deal that significantly limited Iran's
nuclear activity while easing U.S. sanctions on the country in 2015, they knew that they shared a scientific and institutional background.
Apart from the
nuclear issue, the exploitation of Scotland's fossil - fuel resources is a major industrial
activity, and even more a source of tax revenue,
while there is outstanding potential for renewable energy generation, especially wind, wave and tidal.