Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Thursday, December 13, 2012
Official Report
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Decision Time
There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business.
The first question is, that amendment S4M-05186.2, in the name of Claudia Beamish, which seeks to amend motion S4M-05186, in the name of Paul Wheelhouse, on the United Nations climate change negotiations, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The next question is, that motion S4M-05186, in the name of Paul Wheelhouse, on the United Nations climate change negotiations, as amended, be agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament welcomes Scotland’s participation in the 18th Conference of the Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Doha; notes that participation at the conference was used as an opportunity to join other nations of high ambition in making the case for stronger global action on climate change; acknowledges that this case was made through promoting the evidence from Scotland on the jobs, investment and trade opportunities of the low-carbon economy and that it set out Scotland’s commitment to clean energy, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, climate justice and international cooperation on climate change; values the cross-party commitment to Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions targets; recognises that in order to meet stretching targets and maximise Scotland’s contribution to this most important global challenge, the people, communities and the public and private sectors of Scotland must accelerate action to reduce domestic emissions and speed the transition to a low-carbon economy; commends the actions taken so far by many in this regard; calls on the Scottish Government to ensure that sufficient remedial action is taken in the next report on proposals and policies to compensate for missing its first annual emissions reduction targets under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, and calls on the Scottish Government to work closely with local authorities to help them translate Scotland’s Climate Change Declaration into robust and accountable action.
Meeting closed at 17:05.