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Deposit Return Scheme
Ambitious scheme design takes shape.
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Reaching net zero
Call for immediate action on greenhouse gases.
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Climate Change action
Scotland will go greener, faster with world-leading targets.
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Climate Change Act annual reports: 2016-2019
Annual reports on the operation of section 72 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
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Climate Challenge Fund
Embracing a carbon-neutral society
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Scottish climate change adaptation programme 2019-2024: strategic environmental assessment
This SEA investigates the likely significant effects on the environment.
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Developing an environment strategy for Scotland: analysis of responses to online discussion
Independent analysis of responses to our June to August 2018 online discussion that seeked views to help inform the development of an Environment Strategy for Scotland.
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Scottish climate change adaptation programme 2019-2024: consultation draft
We want to hear your views on Scotland's new five-year climate change adaptation programme to be launched in autumn 2019.
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Scotland’s Carbon Footprint: 1998-2015
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Transitioning to carbon neutrality
Remit and initial Commission members announced.
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Innovative solutions to protect environment
New partnership and funding.
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UN climate change conference
Funding for global climate action.
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Blue Carbon forum launched
Exploring the marine environment’s capacity to solve carbon problem.
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Scottish greenhouse gas emissions annual target report: 2016
This report is required under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. It provides detail on Scotland's annual climate change emissions reduction targets.
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Climate Change Plan: monitoring report 2018
The first annual report monitoring progress towards Scotland's Climate Change Plan.
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Tackling climate change
£600k fund for projects in Malawi and Zambia.
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Turning the tide on marine plastics
Doubling of funding.
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Fighting coastline pollution
£100,000 for beach clean-ups.
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Leading the way to a low-carbon future
Just Transition Commission to advise on decarbonisation.
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Scottish household survey 2017: climate change topic report
Key findings on climate change from the Scottish Household Survey 2017.
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Tackling climate change
New fund to help communities in Malawi respond to effects of global warming.
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Strong progress on climate change
Greenhouse gas emissions reduced by nearly half.
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Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions
New legislation set to be ‘toughest in the world’.
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Climate Challenge Fund
More than 1,000 community projects have helped cut carbon emissions.
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Climate Change Plan: ministerial statement
Parliamentary report on the Climate Change Plan by Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham.
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Climate Change Plan: third report on proposals and policies 2018-2032 (RPP3)
This plan sets out the path to a low carbon economy while helping to deliver sustainable economic growth and secure the wider benefits to a greener, fairer and healthier Scotland in 2032.
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Climate change mitigation funding in draft budgets: 2013 to present
Summaries of funding for climate change mitigation measures in each of the draft Budgets since 2013 to 2014.
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Scottish greenhouse gas emissions annual target report: 2015
This is a report required under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. It provides detail on the annual climate change emissions reduction targets.
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Climate change: legislation
Information on the legislation made to date in relation to climate change in Scotland.
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Scottish greenhouse gas emissions annual target report: 2014
A report required under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 providing detail on the annual climate change emissions reduction targets.