Publication - Strategy/plan
The Environment Strategy for Scotland
This Environment Strategy is designed to create an integrated framework for Scotland's environment and climate policies. It aims to support a whole-of-government approach for fulfilling Scotland's role in tackling the global crises of nature loss, climate change and pollution.
Annex C: Synergies between outcomes on nature, climate, pollution and Scotland’s global environmental impact
Drawing on the evidence described in Annex B, and other international assessments, the table below provides examples of synergies between the following outcomes:
- Scotland’s nature is protected and restored
- We have ended Scotland’s contribution to climate change
- We minimise pollution and waste in our environment
- Scotland’s global environmental impact is sustainable.
Why tackling this crisis:
- Nature (in Scotland & overseas)
- Climate change
- Pollution
- Climate change is a direct driver of biodiversity loss[174]
- Pollution is a direct driver of biodiversity loss[174]
- Some pollutants exacerbate climate change[175]
Will also help to tackle this crisis:
- Nature (in Scotland & overseas)
- Climate change
- Healthy ecosystems remove carbon from the atmosphere and are better adapted to a changing climate
- Pollution
- Healthy ecosystems regulate pollution e.g. trapping and filtering pollutants and maintaining soil, air and water quality[176]
- Some climate actions also help to reduce pollution e.g. reducing transport-related emissions can also reduce air pollution