The current targets are set out in Part One the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12) and are as follows—
A 2050 target of 80%;
A 2020 target of 42% (known as the "interim target");
Secondary legislation setting annual targets between 2010 and 2050 which would "allow the interim target and the 2050 target to be met"Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 3(2)(b) and for the targets set between 2020 and 2050 to be "at least 3% less than the target for the preceding year"Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 3(2)(c)(ii);
A requirement on the Scottish Government to seek advice from the "relevant body"Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 5 and consider the "target setting criteria"Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 4(4) when setting annual targets;
Modification of—
the percentage of 3% by which annual targets between 2020 and 2050 should be made more challengingClimate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 6(1)(a);
the dates by which annual targets should be setClimate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 6(1)(c);
the target setting criteriaClimate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 6(1)(d);
annual targets,Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 6(1)(b) but only to make them more challengingClimate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 6(8)(b);
A requirement that at least 80% of the reduction in the net Scottish emissions account in any target year must be from net Scottish emissions reductions (known as the domestic effort target, its effect is to limit the amount of the target which can be met through carbon trading); and
The Scottish Government to request a progress report from the relevant body each year.Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 9
It also provides for other matters, including:
A definition of the greenhouse gases covered by the targets;Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 10
A definition of the baseline;Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 11
A definition of the net Scottish emissions account;Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 13
The inclusion of Scotland's share of international aviation and shipping emissions in calculating progress towards the target;Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 16
The ability to include "removals" from carbon sequestration in the target;Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 17
International carbon reporting practice;Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 19 and
Carbon units and accounting,Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 20 and the limit on the use of carbon units.Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 21