Heat in buildings strategy: strategic environmental assessment

The Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Report to accompany the draft Heat in Buildings Strategy consultation.


Table 1. List of abbreviations

“the 2005 Act”

The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005

“the 2009 Act”

The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

“the 2019 Act”

Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019

“the draft Strategy”

The draft Heat in Buildings Strategy

AD

Anaerobic Digestion

AQMA

Air Quality Management Area

CCC

Committee on Climate Change

CCP and Energy Strategy

Climate Change Plan and Energy Strategy (2017)

CCS

Carbon Capture and Storage

CHP

Combined Heat and Power

CO2

Carbon dioxide

CO2e

Carbon dioxide equivalent

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

GHG

Greenhouse gases

GW/ GWh

Gigawatt/ Gigawatt Hours

HES

Historic Environment Scotland

IIP

Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan (2020)

NPF

National Planning Framework

NS

NatureScot

PDR

Permitted Development Rights

PM10

Particulate matter 10 µm in diameter

PPS

Plans, Programmes and Strategies

RHI

Renewable Heat Incentive

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEPA

Scottish Environment Protection Authority

SIMD

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

SPP

Scottish Planning Policy

The Continuity Bill

The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Scotland) Continuity Bill (2020)

Contact

Email: heatinbuildings@gov.scot

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