Scotland's Climate Assembly - process, impact and assembly member experience: research report

Mixed methods research into Scotland’s Climate Assembly, including process, impact and assembly member experience.


Appendix 3 – Acronyms and References

Acronyms

BEIS

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

CAoS

Citizens Assembly of Scotland

CAST

Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations

CATI

Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing

CAUK

Climate Assembly UK

COP26

UN Climate Change Conference

Defra

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

ERS

Emotional Resonance Score

EU

European Union

FE news

Further Education news

IRT

Implicit Response Testing

JTC

Just Transition Commission

NPF4

Draft National Planning Framework 4

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

RSPB

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

SCA

Scotland’s Climate Assembly

SG

Scottish Government

SMART

Specific, measureable, achievable, relevant, time-bound

SNP

Scottish National Party

SPICe

Scottish Parliament Information Centre

SPSS

Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

STV

Scottish Television

TFN

Third Force News

WE1

Weekend 1

WE2

Weekend 2

WE3

Weekend 3

WE4

Weekend 4

WE5

Weekend 5

WE6

Weekend 6

WE7

Weekend 7

WE8

Weekend 8

XR

Extinction Rebellion

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