Emily Nurse to the Committee - 13 September 2024 The Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy confirmed it was her intention to introduce regulations next year that set carbon budgets covering 2026-2040.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 17 September 2024, Col 56
Arguments in support of setting three carbon budgets at the outset included the long-term certainty this would provide, particularly for market stability and investment opportunities.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 17 September 2024, Col 13 and written submissions from Quakers in Scotland, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, Royal Society of Edinburgh, James Hutton Institute, Scottish Water, Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund, Aberdeenshire Council, Environmental Standards Scotland, Highland Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.