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Scottish Emission Targets & Progress in reducing emissions in Scotland – 2022 Report to Parliament

Tom Dooks — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:01:00 +0000

Scottish Emission Targets – first five-yearly review &
Progress in reducing emissions in Scotland – 2022 Report to Parliament

In these two reports we first review Scotland’s targets in light of changes to the methodology for estimating emissions since our previous target advice. We then assess Scotland’s progress in emissions reduction, policy plans, and delivery of those plans in the last year.

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Letter: Scottish Government’s draft Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4)

Tom Dooks — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 17:11:28 +0000

This is a letter from Chris Stark, CCC Chief Executive, to Minister Arthur MSP, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth on the draft fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4).

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Is Scotland climate ready? – 2022 Report to Scottish Parliament

Tom Dooks — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:01:18 +0000

This report sets out the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) independent assessment of progress in adapting to climate change in Scotland.

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Progress in reducing emissions in Scotland – 2021 Report to Parliament

Tom Dooks — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:01:03 +0000

This is the tenth annual Progress Report to the Scottish Parliament, required under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. It assesses Scotland’s overall progress in achieving its legislated targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Letter: Change of emissions reporting practice – Scottish Government

James Lees — Fri, 14 May 2021 13:45:25 +0000

Letter from Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the Climate Change Committee, to Kersti Berge, Director of Energy and Climate Change at the Scottish Government about a change in the reporting practice for inclusion of the greenhouse gas emissions inventory for Scotland in the annual UK-wide Progress Report to Parliament.

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Letter: Lord Deben, Climate Change Committee to Roseanna Cunningham MSP

Tom Dooks — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 00:01:59 +0000

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Reducing emissions in Scotland – 2020 Progress Report to Parliament

Tom Dooks — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:01:57 +0000

This is the ninth annual Progress Report to the Scottish Parliament, required under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. It assesses Scotland's overall progress in achieving its legislated targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Letter: Building a resilient recovery from the COVID-19 crisis to Roseanna Cunningham MSP

CCC Secretariat — Tue, 05 May 2020 23:01:26 +0000

This is a letter from Lord Deben, Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, and Baroness Brown, Chair of the CCC’s Adaptation Committee, to Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform. The letter is in response to a formal request for advice on a ‘green recovery for Scotland’.

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Reducing emissions in Scotland – 2019 Progress Report to Parliament

Tom Dooks — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:01:29 +0000

The eighth annual Progress Report to the Scottish Parliament, required by Scottish Ministers under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, assesses Scotland's progress in achieving its legislated targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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CCC long-term targets report: Letter to Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee

Tom Dooks — Mon, 20 May 2019 12:12:49 +0000

This is a letter from the Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change, Chris Stark, to the Convener of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee (ECCLR), Gillian Martin MSP, about the CCC’s recent advice on long-term climate change targets for the UK and for Scotland.

Following evidence given by the CCC to the ECCLR on 14 May 2019, this letter provides additional information on interim targets for Scotland. The letter states that:

It is essential that the 2030 and 2040 interim targets are set on the same emissions accounting basis as the net-zero target.
Our recommendation for a 70% reduction in Scottish greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is on the basis of assumed future methods of accounting.
This would equate to a reduction of around 76% when accounting for emissions as is done currently.
We will undertake more detailed analysis of near-term emissions reductions for our advice on the UK sixth carbon budget in 2020, at which point we will be better placed to provide a more precise assessment of the path for Scottish emissions.

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Final assessment of Scotland’s first Climate Change Adaptation Programme

CCC Secretariat — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:01:34 +0000

This report, by the CCC’s Adaptation Committee, is the second independent assessment of the Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme (SCCAP) which is required under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.

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CCC long-term targets report: Letter to UK Government and Devolved Administrations

CCC Secretariat — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:00:15 +0000

This is a letter from the Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, Lord Deben, to the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations about the CCC's forthcoming advice on the UK's long-term climate change targets.

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