Climate Change - Subject Profile

Author: Alasdair Reid & Damon Davies

PDF Published: Friday 25 Jun 2021 (SB 21-37)

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- Executive Summary
- Introduction - the time is now
- Global Science and Policy
  - Effects of Climate Change
  - Global Response
    
    Paris Agreement
    
    Warming to 1.5°C
    
    Room for Optimism, not Complacency
    
    COP 26
    
    Brexit - post EU
  - United Kingdom
  - Scotland
    
    Impacts in Scotland
    
    Legislative and Policy Framework
    
    Climate Change Acts
    
    Annual Targets
    
    Achieving Targets - Climate Change Plan
    
    Reporting on Progress
    
    Adaptation
    
    Climate Change Committee - Assessment of Climate Risk
    
    Scotland's Emissions Reductions to Date
    
    Mainstreaming Climate Change Governance
    
    Sustainable Development Impact Assessment Tool
  - Green Recovery from Covid - 19
    
    Just Transition
    
    Infrastructure Commission for Scotland
    
    Scottish National Investment Bank
    
    Advisory Group on Economic Recovery
  - Recent Climate Change Scrutiny
  - Cover image
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Visual representation of the change in temperature as measured over the past 100+ years. Each stripe represents the temperature in that country averaged over a year.

Image: Figure 1: 'Warming Stripes' for Scotland

If all international climate pledges are successful, it might be possible to limit the rise in world temperatures to 2.0°C by the end of this century.

Image: Figure 2: Climate Action Tracker Warming Projections

From 1990 - 2019, there was a 51.5% reduction in emissions.

Image: Figure 6: Emissions Reductions 1990 - 2019

Emissions in the Electricity and Industrial sectors have fallen significantly, with the Buildings, Transport and Agriculture sectors lagging.

Image: Figure 7: Sectoral Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions, 1990 and 2019

Emissions are expected to more than half between 2020 and 2032, dropping from 41.6 MtCO2e to 18.3MtCO2e.

Image: Figure 3: Total expected emissions reductions 2020-2032

There is currently insufficient information to assess progress against the majority of policy outcome indicators with "too early to say" at 31, "on track" at 10, and "off track" at 2.

Image: Figure 4: Progress against policy outcome indicators

Scottish Government climate change adaptation programme outcomes linked to the National Performance Framework and UN Sustainable Development Goals

Image: Figure 5: Scottish Government climate change adaptation programme outcomes linked to the National Performance Framework and UN Sustainable Development Goals

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