Chamber and committees

Scotland’s Commitment to International Climate Justice: Amendment 5

Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2026
Motion type: Amendment
Motion reference: S7M-01726.5
Current status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 27 October 2026

As an amendment to motion S7M-01726 in the name of Gillian Martin (Scotland’s Commitment to International Climate Justice), insert at end "; reaffirms the importance of the Paris Agreement Goals to limit the global average temperature increase to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, while pursuing efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C; accepts scientific evidence from the International Energy Agency, United Nations Environment Programme and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shows that new fossil fuel exploration risks exceeding the 1.5°C threshold; believes that new fossil fuel production beyond that which is currently approved, such as the proposed Rosebank oil field, will move the world out of alignment with the Paris Agreement Goals, and supports international dialogue and action on advancing a just, orderly and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.