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Scottish Borders Council

… unproductive for long periods. In the transport sector, sustainable biofuels, and electro-fuels (e.g. hydrogen) produced from renewable electricity will enable more renewable energy usage in commercial road transport, as well as in shipping and aviation. But the 2020s will also need government policies that promote the introduction of low-carbon medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and greater investment…

… pathways and tougher targets to reach our destination more quickly. Option 3: Net Zero before 2045 - using more creative carbon accounting to reach our destination by deducting our accumulations of ‘positive’ GHG offsets, for example, from peatland soils or forestry, (renewable energy generation (mainly wind turbines) is already accounted for at a national level) 14 from our…

… still move about, but fewer people regularly commute to work. Our pension pots are invested in green finance schemes. Based on high quality food and drink, woodland creation and timber processing, peatland restoration and biodiversity as well as sustainable tourism and renewable energy we have a thriving green economy. For local consumption and export, high-quality livestock and crops…

… in installing fast- charging infrastructure. A diverse portfolio of solutions is key to securing a rapid and cost-effective transition to a renewable energy future. 19 Moving people and goods accounts for 36% of Scotland’s total GHG emissions and the private car accounts for 40% of that proportion. Given that in the Borders, people are scattered in towns, villages, and the wider countryside…

… in support of our green 20 recovery and transition to net-zero. The future must be one of thriving low emission rural economies, based around self-sustaining natural ecosystems with woodland creation, peatland restoration and biodiversity enhancement on a landscape scale as well as responsible outdoor recreation and tourism, quality food and drink and renewable energy. Figure…