The other parties cannot hide behind targets. Members of the Scottish Parliament have voted to establish a legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2045. The vote was passed with an overwhelming majority in favour and will be enshrined into law as part of Scotland’s Climate Change Act 2017. Government ministers agreed to a Labour amendment to increase the interim target to a 75% reduction by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. An attempt by the Green party to increase this to 80% was defeated heavily. Scotland’s net zero target is now five years ahead of that set for the UK as a whole.
Members of the Scottish Parliament have voted to establish a legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2045. The vote was passed with an overwhelming majority in favour and will be enshrined into law as part of Scotland’s Climate Change Act 2017. Government ministers agreed to a Labour amendment to increase the interim target to a 75% reduction by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. An attempt by the Green party to increase this to 80% was defeated heavily. Scotland’s net zero target is now five years ahead of that set for the UK as a whole.