The Bill changes the system of targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
The Bill is at Stage 1
The Scottish Government introduces the Bill and accompanying documents to the Parliament which publishes the Bill.
The Bill was introduced on 05 September 2024
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill as introduced (675KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill explanatory notes (195KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill explanatory notes (print version) (279KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
Explanation of the Bill
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill policy memorandum (158KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill policy memorandum (print version) (206KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
Why the Bill is being introduced
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill financial memorandum (130KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill financial memorandum (print version) (168KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
How much the Bill is likely to cost
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill delegated powers memorandum (125KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill delegated powers memorandum (print version) (232KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
Information on the powers the Bill gives the Scottish Ministers and others to make “secondary legislation” (usually regulations) and to the Scottish Ministers (such as to make guidance).
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill legislative competence statements (109KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill legislative competence statements (print version) (160KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
Statements on whether the Bill is within the Parliament’s “legislative competence” (if the Parliament has the power to make the changes to the law proposed by the Bill).
Read the research done by the Scottish Parliament on specific parts of the Bill:
Climate Change (Emission Reductions Targets) (Scotland) Bill research briefing