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…. It is vital that we take action now and play our part in the global effort to reduce the impacts of Climate Change. In April 2019, the Scottish Government declared a climate emergency, highlighting that serious changes in our society were needed to address this growing issue. The aim of this Strategy is to build upon the existing environmental work the Council is undertaking, which has included…
… Change policy. The Legal and Policy drivers In a drive towards a low carbon economy, the Scottish Government set world leading Climate Change targets to reduce Scotland’s carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, with an interim reduction of 42% by 2020. In 2014 this interim target was met and exceeded (45.8%), originally leading to a new target set for a reduction of 50% for 2020. These targets…
… to contribute to emission reduction targets deliver programmes to increase resilience against Climate Change, and to act in a ‘Sustainable’ way. Under the act, the Council is identifed as a ‘Major Player’ due to its size and infuence and therefore must submit a mandatory climate change report to Scottish Government (SG) on an annual basis, detailing the actions planned to reduce our environmental…
… (Scotland) Act 2009 = Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015 = Scottish Government’s RPP3 (Low Carbon Scotland – Meeting our Emissions Reduction Targets 2018-2032) = Scottish Government’s Conserve and Save: Energy Efciency Action Plan (2010) = Scotland’s Energy Strategy: The Future of Energy in Scotland (2017) = ‘Climate Change (Emissions Reduction…
… = Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 = Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015 = Scottish Government’s RPP3 (Low Carbon Scotland – Meeting our Emissions Reduction Targets 2018-2032) = Scottish Government’s Conserve and Save: Energy Efciency Action Plan (2010) = Scotland’s Energy Strategy: The Future of Energy in Scotland (2017) = ‘Climate Change…