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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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.

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Stefanie O’Gorman, a member of the Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG), reflects on why a lack of policy delivery has led to the Scottish Government proposing to scrap their world-leading 2030 climate target and how today’s collapse…
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Opinion: Meeting the financing challenges of net zero

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Meeting the financing challenges of net zero: a case for smarter public investment by the Scottish Government. Two recent reports by the Climate Change Committee and the Scottish Fiscal Commission have starkly set out the severity of…
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Opinion: Making every decision count for a Net Zero future

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As the draft Scottish Budget progresses through parliament, Dr Sam Gardner, a member of the Climate Emergency Response Group, makes the case for a ‘Net Zero Test’ to inform policy and investment decisions. With carbon assessment tools readily…
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New Report: Scottish Government urged to double-down on tackling the climate and cost of living crises

Four-point action plan sets out immediate actions required from Scottish Government to ‘unlock’ progress in tackling both the climate and cost of living crises, alleviating the pressures on communities and livelihoods in Scotland. …
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Get in touch

Elizabeth Leighton, Secretariat, Climate Emergency Response Group
Tel: 07792647005
elizabeth.leighton@cerg.scot

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