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Continued delays to the updated climate change plan and further slippage in promised climate policies mean that the Climate Change Committee no longer believes that the Scottish Government will meet its statutory 2030 goal to reduce emissions by 75%.
There is no comprehensive strategy for Scotland to decarbonise towards Net Zero.
The Scottish Government delayed its draft Climate Change Plan last year despite the 2030 target only being six years away. This has left a significant period without sufficient actions or policies to reach the target; the required acceleration in emissions reduction in Scotland is now beyond what is credible.
“Scotland has laudable ambitions to decarbonise, but it isn’t enough to set a target; the Government must act,” said Professor Piers Forster, interim Chair of the Climate Change Committee. “There are risks in all reviewed areas, including those with significant policy powers devolved to the Scottish Government.
“Scotland’s Climate Change Plan needs to be published urgently, so we can assess it. We need to see actions that will deliver on its future targets.”
Scotland missed its annual target for 2021. This is the eighth time in the past 12 years that they have missed a target. The only sectors to reduce emissions in 2021 were electricity supply and industry. Most key indicators of delivery progress, such as tree planting, peatland restoration rates and heat pump installations are off track.
There is a path to Scotland’s post 2030 targets, but stronger action is needed to reduce emissions across the economy. The transport and buildings sectors will require a particularly rapid increase in the rate of emissions reduction to meet the targets set out in the last Climate Change Plan update (2020 CCPu).
This is a crucial time for Net Zero in Scotland. The handling of plans to close the Grangemouth refinery underlines the risk of omitting meaningful dialogue between communities, industry and government and the important role for the Scottish Government in ensuring a just transition towards Net Zero. Further delay to the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan will prevent further progress on these strategic issues.
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