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However, Dr Murtagh said that:
It is imperative to understand that mitigation and adaptation are two sides of the same coin. Mitigation can help us to avoid the unmanageable, but adaptation helps us to manage the unavoidable.
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Committee reports
Date published:
18 September 2019
The Official Report is available on the Committee's website.
The Regulations were laid on 07 June 2019 and provide for a scheme for the repayment of debts in Scotland (“the DAS Scheme”).
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Committee reports
Date published:
18 September 2019
The Official Report is available on the Committee's website.
The Regulations were laid on 07 June 2019 and provide for a scheme for the repayment of debts in Scotland (“the DAS Scheme”).
The situation is similar to what happens when you get change: if you give somebody a £5 note and you get £3 back, is that notionally three of the same pounds you gave them, or are those three £1coins completely different from the £5 note?
It was agreed the group would plan to discuss the following topics over the next year: • Nuclear decommissioning work in Scotland 1 • Activity at existing nuclear sites • Skill shortages, training opportunities and career paths • Opportunities for the supply chain in Scotland • Socio-economic and environmental benefits/impacts It was agreed Oliver Mundell MSP and Coin Smyth MSP would Co-convene the group and that Emma Harper MSP would be Deputy Convener.
Which is why the other side of the climate coin – adaptation to make us more resilient in a climate changed world – is just as important as the mitigation which Net Zero provides.