As an amendment to motion S6M-01293 in the name of Michael Matheson (A Net Zero Nation), leave out from “welcomes” to end and insert “expresses concern at the lack of detail and planning on how the Scottish Government will achieve its climate change targets, including delivering a net zero economy by 2045; notes the Scottish Government’s failure to achieve its own climate change targets for the last three years; calls upon the Scottish Government to increase investment in making homes more energy efficient, particularly in supporting homeowners through a Help to Renovate Fund; notes the failure to deliver green manufacturing jobs, and calls upon the Scottish Government to link the transition to increased opportunities for workers in Scotland; calls for the Scottish Government to introduce a Circular Economy Bill; further calls for the Scottish Government to focus on a transition that reduces emissions through rolling out electric and hydrogen vehicles rather than abandoning key road upgrades; calls upon the Scottish Government to introduce a Nature Bill to strengthen environmental protections for land and species, and further calls on the Scottish Government to ensure that the costs of the transition to net zero do not fall upon individuals, families and communities.”
Result 50 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
No Party Affiliation
Submitted by: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 20, 2021
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Patrick Harvie, Màiri McAllan, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Result 88 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 20, 2021
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Result 19 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, September 20, 2021
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 21, 2021