Is Scottish Government set to water down its 2030 emissions target? – MSN

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The Scottish Government has to produce a new plan on meeting climate change targets by November, but their scientific advisers have told them that Scotland’s 2030 target is now almost impossible to meet.

The 2019 Climate Act set three goals. By 2030, we were supposed to have reduced our emissions by 75 per cent compared to those in 1990. There is also a 2040 target and then of course the target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2045.

The Scottish Government has to produce a new plan on meeting climate change targets by November, but their scientific advisers have told them that Scotland’s 2030 target is now almost impossible to meet.

The 2019 Climate Act set three goals. By 2030, we were supposed to have reduced our emissions by 75 per cent compared to those in 1990. There is also a 2040 target and then of course the target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2045.

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