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Consultation
As previously noted, the Scottish Government requested advice on proposed legislation from the CCC in October 2016 and received this advice in March 2017.
The Delegated Powers Memorandum explains that the expedited nature of this legislation is a reason for it setting the carbon budget in subordinate legislation rather than on the face of the Bill:
"In order for the Bill to achieve one of its principal aims, namely deferring the deadline for producing a climate change plan until the necessary legislative changes have been made to allow a competent plan to be produced, the Bill needs to have been enacted sooner than it is reasonable to expect the UK Climate Change Committee to be able to provide sound advice on the appropriate level of Scottish carbon budgets
Since the onset of the Petition in March 2021, Scottish Ministers and officials have taken proactive steps to review and improve the processes involved when preparing for Board appointment campaigns.
Stephanie Callaghan: To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Climate Changemakers impact report from the Scottish Children’s Parliament.
Stephanie Callaghan: To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Climate Changemakers impact report from the Scottish Children’s Parliament.
The Committee also considers that “all new infrastructure must demonstrably fit into a net-zero emissions economy”; therefore “the next infrastructure plan should model or map Scotland’s infrastructure needs in a 2045 net-zero economy and describe a pipeline to get there.”
The Scottish Government’s response notes that “a joint working group between the Scottish Government and the Parliament will be established in February 2020 to review the Budget as it relates to Climate Change.
The guidance has been prepared by independent consultants Ironside Farrar, on behalf of the Scottish Government with input from industry, planning authorities, NatureScot, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).