"[....] iClimate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill - Delegated Powers Memorandum
Rather than set Scottish carbon budgets on the face of the Bill without the benefit of that advice [from the CCC], the Government's view is that it is better for the Parliament to approve the general legislative scheme for Scottish carbon budgets first, and for the specific budgets to then be set by regulations (subject to parliamentary oversight through the affirmative procedure) once expert advice from the UK Climate Change Committee has been received.”iClimate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill - Delegated Powers Memorandum
Questioned further on this issue by the DPLR Committee, the Acting Cabinet Secretary said the alternative would have been to lodge one Bill now (to address the inability to comply with the current target framework) and a second Bill sometime after Spring 2025, following CCC advice.