iiDraft Climate Change Plan, Annex 2, pg 128 However, under the policies set out in the draft Plan forestry is modelled to sequester an additional 0.3 MtCO2e per year by 2040.ivDraft Climate Change Plan, Annex 3, pg 77
Around 70% of Scotland's peatlands are degraded, meaning they release rather than store carbon.vDraft Climate Change Plan, Annex 2, pg 129 In 2023, emissions from peatland were 16% of Scotland's total emissions.vDraft Climate Change Plan, Annex 2, pg 129 The CCP's pathway projects emissions from peatland to reduce from 29.5 megatonnes of CO2 equivalent in the first carbon budget to 17.3 in the third.viiDraft Climate Change Plan, Annex 3, pg 74 The Committee notes that a significant proportion of this reduction in emissions is due to improved emissions accounting...