Draft Environment Strategy: strategic environmental assessment

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23 Ibid.

24 Ibid.

25 Scottish Government (2023) Scottish Energy Statistics Hub, Displaced Emissions Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

26 The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005

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31 Scottish Government (2023) National Planning Framework 4 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

32 Scottish Government (2020) Update to the Climate Change Plan 2018-2032 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

33 Scottish Government (2024) Climate change: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

34 Scottish Government (2024) Scottish Biodiversity Strategy to 2045 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

35 Scottish Government (2024) Scottish Biodiversity Delivery Plan 2024 to 2030 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

36 Marine Scotland (2022) Blue Economy Vision for Scotland [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

37 Scottish Government (2014) Scotland's National Marine Plan Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

38 Scottish Government (2020) Scotland’s Marine Assessment 2020 (SMA2020) Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

39 Scottish Government (2019) Scotland’s Forestry Strategy 2019-2029 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

40 Scottish Government (2022) The next step in delivering our vision for Scotland as a leader in sustainable and regenerative farming [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

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42 Public Health Scotland (2023) Public Health Scotland Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Plan Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

43 Scottish Government (2022) NHS Scotland Climate Emergency and Sustainability Strategy 2022-2026 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

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45 Scottish Government (2022) Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

46 Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

47 The Guardian (2018) Humans just 0.01% of all life but have destroyed 83% of wild mammals – study Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

48 NatureScot (undated) Ecosystem services – nature’s benefits Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

49 NatureScot (undated) Special Areas of Conservation Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

50 NatureScot (undated) Special Protection Areas Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

51 NatureScot (undated) Ramsar sites in Scotland Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

52 NatureScot (undated) Biosphere Reserve Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

53 NatureScot (undated) Sites of Special Scientific Interest Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

54 NatureScot (undated) Scotland’s Marine Protected Area network Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

55 NatureScot (2020) Scottish Biodiversity List Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

56 NatureScot (2024) The Proportion of Scotland's Protected Sites in Favourable Condition 2024 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

57 NatureScot (2023) Urban habitats Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

58 NatureScot (2023) Nature Networks Framework Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

59 NatureScot (2023) Mountain heath and montane scrub Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

60 NatureScot (2024) The Proportion of Scotland's Protected Sites in Favourable Condition 2024 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

61 NatureScot (2023) Woodland condition Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

62 NatureScot (2024) The Proportion of Scotland's Protected Sites in Favourable Condition 2024 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

63 NatureScot (2023) Key pressures on biodiversity Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

64 Scottish Government (2009) Scotland’s climate change adaptation framework: Biodiversity and ecosystem resilience Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

65 JNCC (2010) Biodiversity and Climate Change – a summary of impacts in the UK Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

66 Scottish Government (2023) Scotland’s Census 2022 – Rounded population estimates Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

67 Ibid.

68 National Records of Scotland (2023) Scotland's Population 2022 - The Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

69 National Records of Scotland (2023) Projected Population of Scotland (2020-based) Available at: online. (Accessed 06/03/2025)

70 National Records of Scotland (2022) Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020 Available at: online. (Accessed 06/03/2025)

71 Ibid.

72 Scottish Government (2020) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

73 Scottish Government (2020) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

74 Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel (undated) Key facts Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

75 Scottish Fuel Poverty Act (2019) Key facts Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

76 Scottish Government (2018) Scottish Household Survey: Response rates, Reissuing and Survey Quality [pdf] online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

77 Scottish Government (2022) The Scottish Health Survey 2022 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

78 SEPA (2019) National Flood Risk Assessment 2018 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

79 Scotland’s Environment (2024) Air Pollution and Air Quality Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

80 Scottish Government (2021) Cleaner Air for Scotland 2: Towards a Better Place for Everyone [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

81 Scotland’s Environment (2024) Air Pollution and Air Quality Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

82 Scottish Government (2024) Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2022 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

83 Transport Scotland (2023) Scottish Transport Statistics 2023 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

84 Scottish Government (2021) Cleaner Air for Scotland 2: Towards a Better Place for Everyone [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

85 Committee on Climate Change (2017) UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

86 UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2022 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

87 Ibid.

88 United Nations Climate Change (2016) The Paris Agreement Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

89 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2023) AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

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

91 Scottish Government (2024) Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2022 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

92 Scottish Government (2024) Report on proposals and policies to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions following annual targets for 2021 and 2022 not being met. [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

93 Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride

94 Scottish Government (2024) Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2022 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

95 Ibid.

96 NatureScot (2023) Restoring Scotland’s Peatlands Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

97 Sniffer (2022) Third Climate Change Risk Assessment for Scotland [pdf] online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

98 Scottish Government (2022) Scottish Energy Statistics Hub Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

99 Scottish Government (2022) Scottish Energy Statistics Hub Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

100 Ibid.

101 Scottish Government (2024) Energy Statistics for Scotland - Q3 2023 Part 2 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

102 Scottish Government (2023) Scottish Energy Statistics Hub: Renewable electricity sources Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

103 Scottish Government (2024) Energy Statistics for Scotland - Q2 2024 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

104 Scottish Government (2023) Scottish Energy Statistics Hub: Renewable electricity generation Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

105 Scottish Government (2019) A vision for Scotland’s electricity and gas networks [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

106 Transport Scotland (2024) Summary transport statistics Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

107 Adaptation Scotland (2021) Climate Projections for Scotland summary [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

108 Ibid.

109 Sniffer (2021) Evidence for the third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3): Summary for Scotland [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

110 NatureScot (2024) Managing nature for carbon capture Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

111 Ibid.

112 NatureScot (2014) SNH Commissioned Report 761 – Assessment of carbon budgets and potential blue carbon stores in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment. Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

113 SNH (2017) SNH Commissioned Report No. 957: Assessment of Blue Carbon Resources in Scotland’s Inshore Marine Protected Area Network. Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

114 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Scotland’s State of the Environment Report 2014 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

115 National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (2023) Air Pollutant Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2005-2021 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

116 Scottish Air Quality (2007) The Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

117 Environment Act 1995, c.25 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

118 Scottish Government (2021) Air Quality in Scotland Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

119 Scottish Government (2022) Air Pollution in Scotland 2020 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

120 SEPA (2024) Air Pollution and Air Quality Available at: online. (Accessed 06/03/2025)

121 Ibid.

122 Scottish Government (2021) Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 - Towards a Better Place for Everyone Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

123 Air Quality Expert Group (2007) Air Quality and Climate Change: A UK Perspective [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

124 SEPA (2017) State of Scotland’s soils – State of Scotland’s Soil Report 2011 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

125 SEPA (undated) Soil Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

126 NatureScot (2015) Scotland’s National Peatland Plan Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

127 Scottish Natural Heritage (2014) Commissioned Report No. 701 - Scotland’s peatland – definitions & information resources [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

128 NatureScot (2023) Mountains, heaths and bogs Available at: online. (Accessed 06/03/2025)

129 SEPA (2025) Scotland’s Soils – part of Scotland’s Environment, Peatland restoration Available at: online. (Accessed 06/03/2025)

130 SEPA (undated) Scotland’s Soils – part of Scotland’s Environment, Welcome to Scotland’s soils Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

131 SEPA (2025) Scotland’s Soils – part of Scotland’s Environment, Peatland Restoration Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

132 Environmental Standards Scotland (2024) The risks to Scotland’s soils: a scoping report [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

133 James Hutton Institute (undated) Land Capability for Agriculture Available at: online. (Accessed 06/03/2025)

134 Scottish Government (2024) Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey 2023 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

135 Scotland’s environment (2014) Rocks and landforms [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

136 NatureScot (2023) Local geodiversity action plans Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

137 SEPA (2019) State of Scotland’s soils – State of Scotland’s Soil Report 2011 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

138 Scotland’s Environment (2011) Soils [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

139 Environmental Standards Scotland (2022) Baseline Evidence Review – Land and Soil [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

140 SEPA (2019) Guidance on consideration of soil in Strategy Environmental Assessment.

141 SEPA (2023) Scotland's Environment, Scotland's Freshwater Available at: online (accessed 18/10/2024)

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143 Scotland's Environment (2014) Rivers and Canals [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

144 Ibid.

145 Scotland’s Environment (2011) Groundwater [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

146 Ibid.

147 Euratex (2024) About the UK fashion and textiles industry. [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

148 European Parliament (2020) The impact of textile production and waste on the environment (infographics). Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

149 Committee on Climate Change (2017) UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report. Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

150 Scottish Government (2019) Delivering sustainable flood risk management: guidance Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

151 Marine Scotland (2020) Marine Scotland Assessment Coastal erosion and flood risk management Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

152 SEPA (undated) Flood Risk Management Strategies Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

153 SEPA (undated) Flood maps Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

154 Allot et al. (2019) Peatland Catchments and Natural Flood Management [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

155 Natural Flood Management Network Scotland (2020). Woodland Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

156 SEPA (2021) The River Basin Management Plan for Scotland 2021 – 2027 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

157 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Scotland’s State of the Environment Report 2014 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

158 SEPA (2021) The River Basin Management Plan for Scotland 2021 – 2027 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

159 SEPA (2021) The River Basin Management Plan for Scotland 2021 – 2027 [pdf] online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

160 SEPA (2007) Scotland’s WFD aquatic monitoring strategy [pdf] online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

161 Scotland’s Environment (2023) Historic Environment Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

162 Ibid.

163 Scottish Government (2021) Heat in buildings strategy: strategic environmental assessment Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

164 Historic Environment Scotland (2018) Scotland’s Historic Environment in numbers 2018 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

165 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Scotland’s State of the Environment Report 2014 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

166 NatureScot (2023) National Scenic Areas Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

167 NatureScot (2023) Local designations Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

168 NatureScot (2023) Local Landscape Areas Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

169 NatureScot (2023) Wild Land Area descriptions and assessment guidance Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

170 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Landscape [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

171 NatureScot (2022) Climate change: Impacts on landscapes Available at: online ((Accessed 06/03/2025)

172 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Landscape [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

173 NatureScot (2022) Climate change: Impacts on landscapes Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

174 Scottish Government (2023) Scotland’s International Goods Trade: Quarter 1 2023 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

175 SEPA (2022) Waste data for Scotland Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

176 Scottish Government (2024) Scotland's circular economy and waste route map to 2030 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

177 Scottish Government (undated) Scottish Energy Statistics Hub: Total final energy consumption domestic and non-domestic Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

178 Ibid.

179 Ibid.

180 Ibid

181 Scottish Government (2024) Energy Statistics for Scotland - Q2 2024 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

182 Scottish Government (undated) Scottish Energy Statistics Hub: Equivalent proportion of gross electricity consumption coming from renewable sources Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

183 Scottish Government (2024) Energy Statistics for Scotland - Q2 2024 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

184 Scottish Government (undated) Scottish Energy Statistics Hub: Quarterly electricity generated from renewable sources Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

185 Ibid.

186 Scottish Government (2022) Scottish House Condition Survey: 2022 Key Findings [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

187 Infrastructure Commission for Scotland (2020) Key findings report Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

188 Scottish Government (2023) Scottish Energy Statistics Hub, Renewable heat by technology type Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

189 Scottish Government (2023) Scottish Energy Statistics Hub, Displaced Emissions Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

190 Department of Energy and Climate Change (2015) Towards a Smart Energy System [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

191 ClimateXChange (2016) Energy Storage in Scotland - Summary of reports on thermal and electrical energy storage [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

192 Committee on Climate Change (2017) UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report – Summary for Scotland [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

193 UNECE (undated) Introduction Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

194 United Nations (2002) World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg 2002 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

195 Legislation.gov.uk (2021) UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

196 Legislation.gov.uk (1997) Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

197 Legisilation.gov.uk (2006) Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

198 Legislation.gov.uk (2019), Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

199 Legislation.gov.uk (2013) The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

200 Legislation.gov.uk (2011) The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

201 Legislation.gov.uk (1989) Electricity Act 1989 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

202 Legislation.gov.uk (2021) Environment Act 2021 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

203 Scottish Government (2023) National Planning Framework 4 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

204 Scottish Government (2018) 25 Year Environment Plan Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

205 Council of Europe (2023) Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

206 JNCC (1979) The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

207 JNCC (2019) Ramsar Convention Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

208 Convention on Biological Diversity (2023) Convention on Biological Diversity Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

209 Legislation (1981) Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

210 Legislation.gov.uk (1994) The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

211 Legislation.gov.uk (2004) Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

212 Legislation.gov.uk (2011) Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

213 Legislation.gov.uk (2017) The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

214 JNCC (2012) UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

215 Scottish Executive (2004) Scotland’s Biodiversity: It's In Your Hands [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

216 Scottish Challenge for Scotland’s Biodiversity (2013) 2020 Challenge for Scotland's Biodiversity Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

217 Scottish Government (2024) Scottish Biodiversity Strategy to 2045. Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

218 WHO (2005) International health regulations Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

219 Legislation.gov.uk (2008) Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

220 Scottish Government (2024) National Performance Framework Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

221 Scottish Government (2021) Land use - getting the best from our land: strategy 2021 to 2026 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

222 Scottish Government (2006) Scotland's public health priorities Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

223 Scottish Government (2021) Tackling fuel poverty in Scotland: a strategic approach Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

224 Scottish Government (2021) A National Mission with Local Impact: Infrastructure Investment Plan for Scotland 2021-22 to 2025-26 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

225 Scottish Government (2022) Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund - development funding invitation Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

226 IPCC (2023) Sixth Assessment Report Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

227 UNFCCC (2023) UNFCCC: Cancun Agreements Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

228 UNFCCC (2015) The Paris Agreement Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

229 United Nations (1998) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

230 Legislation.gov.uk (2019) Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Act 2019 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

231 Legislation.gov.uk (2009) Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

232 Legislation.gov.uk (2019) Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

233 Legislation.go.uk (2021) Heat Networks (Scotland) Act 2021 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

234 Scottish Government (2018) Securing a green recovery on a path to net zero: climate change plan 2018–2032 - update Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

235 Scottish Government (2024) Climate change: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

236 Climate Change Committee (2023) online Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

237 Scottish Government (2019) Climate Ready Scotland: climate change adaptation programme 2019-2024. Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

238 Skills Development Scotland (2020) Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan 2020-2025 [pdf] Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

239 Scottish Government (2022) Hydrogen action plan 2022 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

240 Scottish Government (2020) Scottish Government Hydrogen Policy Statement Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

241 Scottish Government (2021) Energy strategy: position statement. Available at: Energy strategy: position statement Available at: honline (Accessed 06/03/2025)

242 Scottish Government (2019) Scotland's electricity and gas networks: vision to 2030 Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

243 Scottish Government (2021) Heat in Buildings Strategy - achieving net zero emissions in Scotland's buildings. Available at: online (Accessed 06/03/2025)

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