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Climate Emergency Response Group

The Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) is a collective of like-minded climate leaders spanning Scotland’s private, public and third sectors, delivery organisations and membership bodies.

The group draws on its wide-ranging expertise and experience to inform and influence the Scottish Government’s response to the climate emergency by providing practical, workable solutions that can be implemented – not in the future – but now.

Our Impact

Since the group’s founding in 2019, the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government and specific policy proposals have benefited greatly from CERG’s distinctive and constructive approach. Meetings with Ministers and other stakeholders have drawn attention to, and helped to remove some of the obstacles holding Scotland back from attaining its ambitious climate targets.

Our Publications

Stepping Up to Delivery

October 2024

Committing to delivery: Certainty and leadership for a just transition to a net zero, climate resilient future for Scotland.

August 2023

State of Delivery: Bridging the Gap between Climate Ambition and Action in Scotland

May 2023

Unlocking Scotland’s response to the climate emergency:4 immediate actions to fast-track delivery for the Scottish Government

August 2022

CERG: Assessment of Scotland’s progress towards CERG priorities

January 2022

Delivering on Scotland’s Response to the Climate Emergency: 12 Immediate Actions for the new Scottish Government in the Year of COP26

September 2021

Scotland’s Green Recovery and Climate Emergency Response: Final assessment of progress

April 2021

Scotland’s Green Recovery and Climate Emergency Response: Interim assessment of progress

November 2020

CERG July 13 2020 publication
“Eight policy packages for Scotland’s Green Recovery”.

July 2020

Scotland’s Climate Emergency Response: Priorities for the Climate Change Plan Update

April 2020

CERG: Funding the 12 immediate actions for Scotland’s Climate Emergency Response

January 2020

Our Latest News

New Report: Stepping up to Delivery

News

CERG’s new report invites the Scottish Government to reflect on why delivery of its climate commitments are off track, and how government needs to organise itself to enable better policy delivery. The evidence is clear: Scotland is not…

Opinion: Scotland failing to attract private finance for clean heat

News, Opinions

As the Scottish Government’s Green Heat Finance Taskforce prepares its final recommendations, Josiah Lockhart, Changeworks’ Chief Executive and member of CERG shares his thoughts on what’s needed to attract private finance to decarbonise…

Opinion: Climate target reset must mark the moment of policy delivery. The next 12 months are critical. This is no time to take the foot off the pedal.