Question reference: S5W-25443
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 23 September 2019
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm if the forthcoming update to the Climate Change Plan will (a) incorporate future changes to the greenhouse gas inventory for peatlands, and (b) make up for the extra emissions arising from the missed 2017 annual target.
Answer
The Scottish Government can confirm that this will be case. The update to the Climate Change Plan will be based on the best available evidence on current and future Scottish emissions. This includes future technical changes to the greenhouse gas inventory in areas such as peatlands where the UK Government has committed to implementing updated international guidelines. The updated Plan will also, in line with section 36 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, include a package of policies and proposals that is sufficient to not only meet the future targets but also to compensate for the excess emissions from the missed annual target for 2017.