Question reference: S6W-05811
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 January 2022
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 28 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when its guidance on active carbon management will include alignment with adaptation plans, particularly in relation to the choice and design of City Region and Growth Deal projects and their role in helping the country adapt to climate impacts in the future.
Answer
The focus of the Scottish City Region and Growth Deals carbon management guidance is the minimisation of greenhouse gas emissions, in support of Scotland’s national target to reach net zero by 2045. The guidance is already fully aligned with the Environmental Impact Assessment process, which also addresses adaptation and ensures resilience to the locked in impacts of climate change. This enables the guidance to be used in conjunction with other sources of information (e.g. projections of future changes in climate) to undertake climate change impact assessments in accordance with relevant planning requirements and building standards.