Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (2019 Asp 12). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to amend the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 to make provision setting targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions and to make provision about advice, plans and reports in relation to those targets, with the objective of Scotland contributing appropriately to the world's efforts to deliver on the Paris Agreement reached at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Subject Air & atmosphere, Energy, Environment gen. Keyword Climate change Data collection/reporting Air quality/air pollution Emissions Environmental standards Pollution control Standards Protection of environment Energy conservation/energy production Policy/planning Public participation Governance Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act amends the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 to make provision setting targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases and to make provision about advice, plans and reports in relation to those targets. It establishes a new net-zero emissions target year (2045) and makes provision for setting annual targets for every other year between 2020 and the year before the net-zero emissions target year. The Act also makes provision for the establishment of a Citizen’s Assembly on climate change and replaces the previous annual reporting requirements in relation to emissions with new reporting requirements. It also replaces requirements in relation to reports on proposals and policies with a new requirement to lay before the Scottish Parliament a ‘climate change plan’ every five years and to also lay reports, each relevant year, assessing the progress towards implementing the proposals and policies contained in each substantive chapter of the most recent plan. The Act introduces new rules on emissions accounting. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 Asp 12). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Climate change, Institution, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental standards, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment, Energy conservation/energy production, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX