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West Lothian Council

… and national level and will be significantly influenced by policies at a United Kingdom and Scottish Government level, particularly in relation to issues such as transport emissions where significant infrastructure and behavioural changes will be required. Year Tonnes C O ₂e Emissions Projection to 2027/28 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026…

… Goals In a drive towards a low carbon future, the Scottish Government set out ambitious emissions reductions targets in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. The targets were amended and updated in the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019, with the new goal of reducing Scotland’s emissions of all greenhouse gases to net-zero by 2045 at the latest, with interim…

… resilience against Climate Change and to act in a ‘Sustainable’ way. Under the act, the council is identified as a ‘Major Player’ due to its size and influence and, therefore, must submit a mandatory climate change report to the Scottish Government on an annual basis, detailing our progress in mitigating and adapting to climate change and outlining the actions undertaken and planned to reduce…

… cores was 300ppm, recorded 300,000 years ago . West Lothian Council - Climate Change Strategy8 At a United Kingdom level, the Met Office published their UK Climate Projections in 2018 (UKCP18) . This latest generation of climate projections provides users with the most up to date scientific evidence on predicted changes to our climate using a range of low, medium and high impact scenarios…

… delivery of the long-term targets, the legislation also includes annual targets for every year to net-zero. West Lothian Council Targets As part of our response to the Climate Emergency, West Lothian Council aims to achieve a net-zero position by 2045 at the latest, in line with Scottish Government targets set out above. While the council uses a different baseline year, it was assumed in our…