Committee on Climate Change

Scotland has set itself the world’s most ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets, committing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2020. The target set matches the more ambitious intended budget set by the CCC, which the CCC hopes the UK Government will move to following on from international negotiations to take place at Copenhagan in December.

Scotland’s Climate Change Bill was welcomed by the campaign coalition Stop Climate Chaos in Scotland who said that the vote set a new “moral” standard for the world. Following on from this, the Scottish Parliament has asked the CCC to provide independent advice for the Scottish Government on how it can meet this tougher emissions reduction target and what policies should be employed to do so. 

CCC Chief Executive David Kennedy said: “The commitment to tackling climate change within the Scottish Parliament across all parties is impressive. This Bill is the most ambitious in the world. We will be working closely with the executive in Scotland to advise them on how they can meet these targets through reducing emissions in the power sector, in transport, buildings and homes and in agriculture in Scotland”.