Question reference: S5W-26392
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 14 November 2019 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 28 November 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to inform householders regarding the implications of decarbonising the energy system to help achieve its net-zero carbon target by 2045.
Answer
Scottish Government has committed to producing an update to the Climate Change Plan by the end of April 2019. In addition, we are revising our climate change public engagement strategy and hope to publish a new strategy in Spring 2020, setting out our approach to engaging the Scottish public on climate change and encouraging them to participate in the transition to net-zero emissions.
In summer 2019 over 500 people took part in ten public workshops held across urban and rural Scotland to discuss the response to the Global Climate Emergency. In addition, more than 100 community groups held their own Big Climate Conversation. Our Energy Consumer Action Plan includes an action to involve the people of Scotland in shaping Scotland’s future energy policy.
For information on current support and advice for householders for energy efficiency measures and low carbon technology, I refer the member to the answer to question S5W- 26396 on 28 November 2019. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .