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Voting on Bill to scrap climate change targets is ‘day of shame’ – Labour MSP

Tuesday will be a “day of shame”, the Scottish Government has been told, as MSPs vote on whether to scrap the country’s legally binding targets on climate change. Opposition parties rounded on the Government ahead of the stage 3 vote on the Climate ...

05 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Public will not have to change lives ‘radically’ for 2035 climate goal, MPs told

The public will not have to change their lives “radically” for the UK to meet its near-term emissions reduction targets, MPs have been told. The Government’s climate goals include a 68% reduction by 2030 and an 81% reduction by 2035 on 1990 levels,...

08 Jan 2025 at 19:50

Scotland

We’ve brought down SNP budget before and can do it again, Harvie tells Swinney

Patrick Harvie has urged the First Minister not to take his party’s votes for granted ahead of the Scottish budget. The Scottish Greens co-leader warned John Swinney that his party had brought down an SNP budget before and could do so again. The ...

26 Oct 2024 at 13:44

Starmer confirms UK pledge to cut emissions by 81% by 2035

The UK has pledged an 81% cut to emissions by 2035, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed. The goal, unveiled by the Prime Minister at Cop29 in Azerbaijan, is in line with the recommendation of the Climate Change Committee. This target is based on ...

12 Nov 2024 at 11:27

Scotland

Scotland’s 2030 emissions target now ‘beyond what is credible’, experts say

The level of emissions reductions needed for Scotland to reach its 2030 climate change targets is now “beyond what is credible” to be achieved, independent experts have concluded. A new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) said ...

20 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Government removes red tape and provides funding to boost heat pumps

The Government has announced measures to make it easier for households to get a heat pump. The measures are part of a “warm homes plan” for installing clean heating tech and insulating more homes across the country announced by the ...

21 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Net Zero Secretary challenged over delayed update to climate change plan

Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan has refused to say if the delayed update to Scotland’s climate change plan will be published before November this year – despite being told by experts that it should be brought forward “urgently”. ...

20 Mar 2024 at 18:38

Starmer pledges 81% emissions cut but won’t ‘tell people how to run their lives’

Sir Keir Starmer has committed to cutting UK greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 – but said he would not be telling people how to live their lives to curb climate change. The new goal, unveiled by the Prime Minister at UN ...

12 Nov 2024 at 21:14

Scotland

Expert tells MSPs there is more ‘confidence’ in electric-powered HGVs

An independent expert at the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has said there is “a lot more confidence” that the market is looking towards electric-powered HGVs. Speaking at a Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee in ...

02 Sept 2025 at 13:02

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