Scotland's draft Climate Change Plan: 2026-2040: strategic environmental assessment - environmental report
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) environmental report for the draft Climate Change Plan 2026 to 2040.
Footnotes
1 It is worth noting that the sectors set out in this plan have changed since the publication of the Climate Change Plan update (CCPu), following amendments to the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 made by the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019. Sector chapters, and the analytical annex, set out what is included in each section.
2 Programme for Government 2025 to 2026 - gov.scot
3 Scotland's Carbon Budgets - Climate Change Committee – theccc.org.uk
5 Draft Environment Strategy - gov.scot
6 The Environment Strategy for Scotland: vision and outcomes - gov.scot
7 Scottish Biodiversity Strategy to 2045 - gov.scot
8 Draft circular economy strategy
9 Circular Economy and Waste Route Map
10 Our Past, Our Future - historicenvironment.scot
11 Scotland’s Forestry Strategy 2019-2029
12 Sustainable and regenerative farming - next steps
13 Just Transition: draft plan for transport in Scotland - gov.scot
14 Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005
15 Securing a green recovery on a path to net zero: climate change plan 208-2032 - update - gov.scot
16 Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report - gov.scot
18 Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 - legislation.gov.uk
19 UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 - legislation.gov.uk
20 Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 - Towards a Better Place for Everyone - gov.scot
21 Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) - gov.scot
22 Directive - 2016/2284 - EN - EUR-Lex
23 The Convention and its achievements | UNECE
24 Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone | UNECE
25 The National Emission Ceilings Regulations 2018 - legislation.gov.uk
26 Air Quality: Revised UK National Air Pollution Control Programme - gov.uk
27 The Air Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2000 - legislation.gov.uk
28 Air Pollution and Air Quality | Scotland's environment web - gov.scot
29 Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) - gov.scot
30 Outdoor air pollution and health inequalities - Public Health Scotland
31 A guide to the assessment of air quality impacts on designated nature conservation sites - IAQM
32 Air Quality Management Areas - scottishairquality.scot
33 Air Pollution and Air Quality | Scotland's environment web
34 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot
35 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot
36 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework - cbd.int
37 Scottish Biodiversity Strategy to 2045 - gov.scot
38 Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) - gov.scot
40 What is Biodiversity? | NatureScot
41 Results from the Scottish Agricultural Census: June 2024 - gov.scot
43 State of Nature Report - stateofnature.org.uk
44 SiteLink - Home - nature.scot
45 Scottish Biodiversity Strategy to 2045 – gov.scot
46 State of Nature Scotland Report | NatureScot
47 State of Nature Scotland Report | NatureScot
49 Species at risk | NatureScot
50 Scottish Biodiversity Strategy to 2045 - gov.scot
51 Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
52 The Paris Agreement | United Nations
53 Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019
54 Securing a green recovery on a path to net zero: climate change plan 2018–2032 - update - gov.scot
55 Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024
57 Nitrogen Balance Sheet - Climate change - gov.scot
58 Climate change: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029 - gov.scot
59 https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1156186
60 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis | Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis
61 Changing climate | Scotland's environment web
62 What is water scarcity? | Beta | SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency
63 National Flood Resilience Strategy - gov.scot
64 Water, wastewater and drainage policy: consultation – gov.scot
65 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot
66 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot
67 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 – gov.scot
69 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot
70 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot
71 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997
72 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
73 Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
74 Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2011
75 Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
76 Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4)
77 Historic Environment Policy for Scotland | Historic Environment Scotland
78 Our Past, Our Future | Historic Environment Scotland | History
79 Our Past, Our Future | Historic Environment Scotland | History
80 Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit 2024 | Hist Env Scotland
81 Scottish House Condition Survey: 2023 Key Findings - gov.scot
82 Council of Europe Landscape Convention - COE
83 National Scenic Areas | NatureScot
84 Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4)
85 Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4)
86 Geodiversity in protected areas | NatureScot
87 UNESCO Global Geoparks | UNESCO
88 Local geodiversity action plans | NatureScot
89 Landscape: health and the economy | NatureScot
90 Scottish Landscape Character Types Map and Descriptions | NatureScot
92 Local Landscape Areas | NatureScot
93 Planning and development: geodiversity | NatureScot
94 Rocks and landforms | Scotland's environment web
95 Ecosystem dependence on geodiversity | NatureScot
96 Geodiversity in protected areas | NatureScot
97 2014 state of the environment report | Scotland's environment web
98 Climate change: Impacts on landscapes | NatureScot
100 Securing a green recovery on a path to net zero: climate change plan 2018–2032 - update - gov.scot
101 Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024
102 Strategic Environmental Assessment | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
103 Land use in Scotland - Just transition in land use and agriculture: a discussion paper - gov.scot
104 Forestry Statistics 2024 - The Research Agency of the Forestry Commission
105 Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4)
106 Sustainable Development: Cement is a big problem for the environment
107 Waste landfilled in Scotland 2024
108 Waste from all sources generated and managed 2023
110 Tree Species Diversity | Forest Research
111 Long term increase in how Scottish nature benefits people
112 Draft Environment Strategy - gov.scot
113 Mid-2023 population estimates - National Records of Scotland (NRS)
114 Projected Population of Scotland: 2022-based - National Records of Scotland (NRS)
115 Life Expectancy in Scotland 2021-2023 - National Records of Scotland (NRS)
116 Life Expectancy in Scotland 2021-2023 - National Records of Scotland (NRS)
117 Environment, Climate Change and Health - WHO
118 Long-term Monitoring of Health Inequalities March 2023 report - gov.scot
119 Benefits of Biodiversity | NatureScot
120 Rural and Islands Report: 2023 - An Insights Report.
121 The impacts of climate change on population groups in Scotland | ClimateXChange
122 People and Communities - Rural Scotland Key Facts 2021 - gov.scot
123 Scotland’s National Peatland Plan: Working for our future | NatureScot
124 The Scottish Soil Framework - gov.scot
125 Soil | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
126 Ecosystem services - nature’s benefits | NatureScot
127 Thematic document - Arable | NatureScot
128 Restoring Scotland's Peatlands | NatureScot
129 Land Capability for Agriculture (LCA) - James Hutton Institute
130 Peatland restoration | Scotland's soils
131 Scotland’s National Peatland Plan: Working for our future | NatureScot
132 Soil erosion and compaction in Scottish soils: adapting to a changing climate | ClimateXChange
133 Rainfall and landslide data for the UK, England, Scotland and Wales
134 Restoring Scotland's Peatlands | NatureScot
135 Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003
136 River basin management planning | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
137 The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
138 Scotland’s National Water Scarcity Plan
139 Scotland’s National Marine Plan – gov.scot
140 Scotland’s freshwater | Scotland's environment web
141 Scotland’s seas | Scotland's environment web
143 UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report
144 River basin management planning | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
145 What is water scarcity? | SEPA
146 SEPA, Flood Risk Management in Scotland, 2018 Publication of NFRA and PVAs
147 Environmental Standards Scotland: Baseline Evidence Review – Water (Strategy and Analysis)
149 Tackling the impacts of climate change and water scarcity – gov.scot
150 3.6 Surface water drainage - Building standards technical handbook 2022: domestic - gov.scot
151 Groundwater | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
152 Indicators and trends: Water quality and availability | ClimateXChange
153 Water scarcity | Beta | SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency
154 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot; residential and public buildings only
155 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot; all buildings
156 Climate Change Committee 2025 - Scotland’s Carbon Budgets – theccc.org.uk
157 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot
158 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot
160 Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023 - gov.scot
162 Draft circular economy strategy: strategic environmental assessment - gov.scot
Contact
Email: climatechangeplan@gov.scot