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Scotland to abandon pledge to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030 [View all]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/18/scottish-government-carbon-emissions-pledge-carbon-budgets-2030Scotland to abandon pledge to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030
In ‘acute global embarrassment’, Scottish government expected to follow UK and Wales by adopting five-year carbon budgets
Severin Carrell, Scotland editor
Thu 18 Apr 2024 05.40 EDT
The Scottish government is to abandon its “world-leading” goal to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030, after repeatedly missing its legally binding targets.
Màiri McAllan, the Scottish net zero secretary, is expected to announce that Scotland will instead follow the UK and Welsh government’s lead by adopting five-yearly “carbon budgets”, in a significant policy climbdown.
The Scottish government came under intense criticism from the UK Climate Change Committee last month. It said the 2030 target was “no longer credible” because of slow and insufficient action on home heating, transport, farming and nature restoration.
Environment campaigners are furious about the move, which follows repeated claims by Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf, successive first ministers, that Scotland was a global leader on climate action.
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In ‘acute global embarrassment’, Scottish government expected to follow UK and Wales by adopting five-year carbon budgets
Severin Carrell, Scotland editor
Thu 18 Apr 2024 05.40 EDT
The Scottish government is to abandon its “world-leading” goal to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030, after repeatedly missing its legally binding targets.
Màiri McAllan, the Scottish net zero secretary, is expected to announce that Scotland will instead follow the UK and Welsh government’s lead by adopting five-yearly “carbon budgets”, in a significant policy climbdown.
The Scottish government came under intense criticism from the UK Climate Change Committee last month. It said the 2030 target was “no longer credible” because of slow and insufficient action on home heating, transport, farming and nature restoration.
Environment campaigners are furious about the move, which follows repeated claims by Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf, successive first ministers, that Scotland was a global leader on climate action.
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