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Published by The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Stage 1 report on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill
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Published: Friday 04 Oct 2024 (NZET/S6/24/11)
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Executive Summary
Recommendations
Membership changes and references to the Cabinet Secretary
Introduction
Legislative framework on climate change and need for this Bill
Committee scrutiny
Consideration by other Committees
Overview of the Bill
Lessons to be learned from missing the 2030 target
Carbon budgeting versus annual and interim targets
A hybrid system?
Setting carbon budgets: advice from the CCC
Is five years the right period for a carbon budget?
How many budgets?
How a carbon budget will be set out
Surplus
Timing and order of carbon budgeting milestones, and consequences for effective scrutiny
Urgency
How quickly will the first carbon budget(s) be set?
Parliamentary process for considering carbon budgets
Parliamentary scrutiny of carbon budgets
Enhanced scrutiny process, including "super-affirmative" procedure
Sequencing carbon budgets and draft climate change plans
Alignment with the UK carbon budgets
Next scheduled Scottish Parliament election and implications for scrutiny and sequencing
Content and collaborative development of the next climate change plan
Content of the Plan
Collaborative development
Reporting processes during a carbon budget period
Annual reporting on emission reduction and climate change plan progress
Failure to meet targets and section 36 reports
Progress reports by the CCC
Accompanying documents
Policy Memorandum
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Financial Memorandum
General principles
Annexe A
Annexe B
Executive Summary
Recommendations
Membership changes and references to the Cabinet Secretary
Introduction
Overview of the Bill
Lessons to be learned from missing the 2030 target
Carbon budgeting versus annual and interim targets
Timing and order of carbon budgeting milestones, and consequences for effective scrutiny
Content and collaborative development of the next climate change plan
Reporting processes during a carbon budget period
Accompanying documents
General principles
Annexe A
Annexe B
Image: Environmental Audit Committee proposals for scrutiny of carbon budgets to be accompanied by a draft delivery plan
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Image: UK and Scottish emissions reduction targets and carbon budgets
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