Scotland’s New Climate Change Plan Must Be a Plan for Delivery

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The Scottish Government is soon to publish its long-awaited new Climate Change Plan (CCP). Adam Liddle, member of the Climate Emergency Response Group outlines why delivery must be at the heart of the plan, and how this can be achieved.   To…
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Embedding Climate into Decision- Making: The Role and Roll-out or NZA

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Every day, decisions are made by the Scottish Government and across the public sector that can either support our response to the climate emergency—or risk missing vital opportunities for economic growth, energy security, and climate resilience. Getting…
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Opinion: Will Scotland’s Programme for Government really set us up for a year of delivery on climate or will we look back at a missed opportunity?

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The Programme for Government falls short on delivery, failing to meet the scale and urgency of the climate emergency. CERG member Stefanie O'Gorman stresses that the Scottish Government must now step up to delivery —adopting a genuine whole-of-government…
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Opinion: When will the government deliver its vision for fairer, greener and healthier transport?

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There are huge risks associated with setting ambitious targets without clear delivery plans and bold decision-making to deliver and enable change. Following The Scottish Government's announcement that it has dropped the 20% car km reduction…
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New Report: Stepping up to Delivery

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…
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Opinion: Scotland failing to attract private finance for clean heat

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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…
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Get in touch

Kate Studd, Secretariat, Climate Emergency Response Group
Tel: 07984299073
Email: Kate.studd@cerg.scot

The Climate Emergency Response Group gratefully acknowledges funding support from the European Climate Foundation and the William Grant Foundation