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Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (2019 Asp 12).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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