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CCC recommends annual emission targets for Scotland that halve emissions by 2025

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has advised the Scottish Government to adopt climate change targets for 2023 – 2027 which would require annual emission reductions of between 3% and 5%.

The targets represent a cost effective path to longer term emissions targets, and an appropriate contribution from Scotland to required global emissions reductions. They would put Scotland on track to a 51% reduction in 2025 and a 60% reduction in 2030 relative to 1990 levels.

The advice was set out in a letter from Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the CCC, to Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Environment and Climate Change.

Parliamentary event 15 Feb 2011 - Lord Kreb's presentation

Download Lord John Kreb's presentation about adapting to climate change, which he gave at an event for MP's and Peers which took place on 15 February 2011 in Portcullis House, London.

Parliamentary event 15 Feb 2011 - Lord Turner presentation

Download Lord Adair Turner's presentation to MP's and Peers on climate change mitigation, which he gave on 15 February in Portcullis House, London.

2nd Progress Report - Lord Turner - 30 June 2010

Download the slides for Lord Adair Turner's presentation on the findings of the Committee's 2nd Annual Progress Report to Parliament, which he presented to an audience at RIBA on 30 June in London .

Scotland's path to a low carbon economy - 24 February 2010

Committee member Professor Jim Skea presented the CCC advice to the Scottish Government regarding the climate change targets set out in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act. Download the presentation.

Presentation on the Aviation Report by Lord Adair Turner - 8 December 2009

Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the CCC spoke at the launch of the Committee's report on meeting the UK aviation target - options for reducing emissions to 2050. Download the presentation.

Scotland Meeting Carbon Budgets report launch - 29 October 2009

CCC Chief Executive David Kennedy's presentation at the Scottish launch of the Committee's report Meeting Carbon Budgets - the need for a step change. Download the presentation

Wales launch of Meeting Carbon Budgets - 27 October 2009

Professor Sam Fankausers presentation at the Welsh launch of Meeting carbon budgets - the need for a step change. Download the presentation.

N. Ireland Meeting carbon budgets report launch event - 22 October 2009

CCC Chief Executive David Kennedy's presentation at N. Ireland launch of the CCC's report Meeting carbon budgets - the need for a step change. Download the presentation

Presentation on Meeting Carbon Budgets by Lord Adair Turner - 12 October 2009

Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the CCC spoke at the launch of the Committee's first annual progress report to Parliament today arguing that a step change and a new approach from Government was required in key areas in order to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and meet carbon budgets.

Download the launch presentation

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