Scottish Government announces group to update Climate Change Plan

Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham will chair the new group, which will discuss actions to meet new emissions targets.The 2018-32 Climate Change Plan provides for a reduction in annual emissions of just over 10 megatonnes by 2032, but new targets mean that a reduction of 25 megatonnes will now be needed by the same date.  The group will meet for the first time on Thursday, 30 January 2020 and then monthly until the plan is laid before parliament at the end of April. Announcing the group, Ms Cunningham said:“Last May, I committed to updating our Climate Change Plan within six months of our new Climate Change Bill receiving Royal Assent and, in order to achieve the scale and pace of nationwide activity required, it is important that parliament and our wider society is involved in the development of that addendum.“The reduction in emissions we need to achieve will require action by everybody. The Scottish Government will do everything it can, and the UK Government, households, businesses and industry will all need to play their part too. Ending Scotland’s contribution to climate change must be a truly national endeavour.  “We must ensure our transformation to net-zero takes place in a just and fair way – no-one should be left behind. That is why the Scottish Government undertook The Big Climate Conversation last year and will shortly establish a Citizens Assembly on Climate Change.“I look forward to this group engaging openly, constructively and collaboratively to help deliver our highly ambitious emissions targets.”  Read the full press release by clicking here.