Scottish government abandons flagship climate goal
Many outlets report that the Scottish government has confirmed it is scrapping plans to cut emissions in Scotland by 75% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
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Many outlets report that the Scottish government has confirmed it is scrapping plans to cut emissions in Scotland by 75% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
Scottish Greens members are demanding emergency party talks on leaving government with the SNP.
Humza Yousaf and his Green coalition partners have been mocked after insisting they were pursuing an “accelerated response to the climate emergency” by abandoning a flagship greenhouse gas target.
Mairi McAllan, minister for wellbeing economy, net zero and energy, announced the move in an update to Holyrood on Thursday as she set out the government's next steps on tackling climate change.
The Scottish government has ditched its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 after accepting that it is now "out of reach".