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South Lanarkshire Council

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… for a new Climate Change Bill, including a new ambitious 2020 target of reducing Scottish emissions by more than 50% (based on 1990 levels). The agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016 with the United Kingdom being one of the 169 parties, to date, who has ratified the agreement. National Context Climate Change Plan The Scottish Government published the Climate Change Plan in January…

… see the 15 key consequences of climate change identified in the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Adaptation Programme: Climate Ready Scotland. This programme sets out Scottish Ministers objectives in relation to adaptation to climate change, their proposals and policies for meeting those objectives. 1 Although there is no official definition of a ‘heatwave’ in the UK, the term can…

…. The Scottish Government adopted the goals in July 2015 making Scotland one of the first nations to commit to them. The new goals recognise that tackling climate change is essential for achieving sustainable development and as such, many of the SDGs are addressing the core drivers of climate change. In particular SDG Number 13 promotes urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts…

…. The Paris Agreement At the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris in December 2015, world leaders agreed to adopt a legally-binding agreement to limit global average temperature rise to well below 2°C and to build resilience and reduce vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change. The Scottish Government is committed to delivering on the Paris Agreement and has announced proposals…

… 2017. This is the third report which sets out how Scotland will meet the emission reduction targets in the period 2017-2032. The plan sits alongside the Scottish Government’s Energy Strategy and provides the strategic framework for the transition to a low carbon Scotland. Building on previous reports on policies and proposals, the Plan sets out the path to a low carbon economy while helping…

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