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Publication - Strategy/plan

Our Scotland, Our Future: Public Engagement Strategy for Climate and Nature

Published
30 September 2026
From
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs, +3 more … Director of Energy and Climate Change, Director of Environment and Forestry, Director-General Net Zero
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate, +1 more … Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change
ISBN
9781807755195

Sets out our overarching framework for engaging the people of Scotland in meeting the challenges of a changing climate and biodiversity loss

View supporting documents Supporting documents

10. References

1 Letter: CCC letter to Minister Hardy – advice on the UK’s adaptation objectives – Climate Change Committee

2 A Well-Adapted UK – Climate Change Committee

3 https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/projects/effective-public-engagement-on-climate-and-implications-for-scotland/

4 A review of effective public engagement on climate and implications for Scotland, ClimateExchange, IPSOS and CAST, p43

5 https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-national-adaptation-plan-2024-2029-2/

6 https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-climate-change-plan-2026-2040-annexes/

7 https://www.gov.scot/publications/environment-strategy-scotland/

8 https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-biodiversity-strategy-2045/

9 https://www.gov.scot/publications/transition-fairer-greener-scotland/pages/5/

10 Thematic Assessment Report on the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss and the Determinants of Transformative Change and Options for Achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity | IPBES secretariat

11 Scottish Climate Survey 2024 to 2025: main findings – gov.scot

12 Scottish Environment LINK: Measuring public attitudes in Scotland, 2024

13 Britain Talks Climate 2025 Insights Report

14 Social norms as a powerful lever for motivating pro-climate actions, 2023

15 Breaking the climate spiral of silence: lessons from a COP26 climate conversations campaign, 2023

16 Not Talking about Climate Change: Everyday Interactions, Relational Work and Climate Silences, 2025

17 A review of effective public engagement on climate and implications for Scotland, ClimateExchange, IPSOS and CAST, p10, p26

18 A review of effective public engagement on climate and implications for Scotland, ClimateExchange, IPSOS and CAST, p20

19 A review of effective public engagement on climate and implications for Scotland, ClimateExchange, IPSOS and CAST, p44

20 Measuring the impact of climate change engagement in Scotland, ClimateExchange and SAC Consulting

21 Evaluation of the Climate Action Hubs programme

22 Net Zero Nation: Public Engagement Strategy for Climate Change 2021

23 Mid-Point Review – Net Zero Nation: Public Engagement Strategy for Climate Change, April 2025

24 Measuring the impact of climate change engagement in Scotland, ClimateExchange and SAC Consulting

25 A review of effective public engagement on climate and implications for Scotland, ClimateExchange, IPSOS and CAST

26 Evaluation of the Climate Action Hubs programme

27 Evaluation of the Climate Action Hubs programme

28 Your Climate Week – Children’s Parliament

29 Climate change – public engagement strategy: mid-point review – gov.scot

30 What Makes People Act on Climate Change, according to Behavioural Science | Scientific American

31 Scottish Climate Survey 2024 to 2025: main findings – gov.scot

32 Net Zero communications, marketing and public engagement: Why we need it, and what we can learn from past case studies, 2024

33 Britain Talks Climate & Nature – Climate Outreach

34 Climate change – public engagement strategy: mid-point review – gov.scot

35 Effective public engagement on climate and implications for Scotland | ClimateXChange

36 Report – Climate Outreach

37 Communicating efficacy: How the IPCC, scientists, and other communicators can facilitate adaptive responses to climate change without compromising on policy neutrality | Climatic Change | Springer Nature Link

38 Is distress about climate change associated with climate action? – Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Contact

Email: ClimateChangeEngagement@gov.scot

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