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Consultancy fees relating to net-zero policy: EIR release

Published: 3 July 2025
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector
FOI reference: EIR/202500458434
Date received: 21 March 2025
Date responded: 21 May 2025

Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.

Information requested

“In each year since 2019-20, how much has the Scottish Government spent on consultancy fees relating to net-zero policy. This would include, but is not limited to, advice on reaching net-zero by 2045, reducing emissions etc. Please provide as much detail as possible.”

Response

The answer to your question is:

2019/2020: £651,521.68

2020/2021: £193,628.44

2021/2022: £458,188.60

2022/2023: £944,467.71

2023/2024: £1,307,817.84

2024/2025*: £1,389,702.21

*until 21 March 2025, being the date of your request.

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