(2011) Public sector responses to climate change: Evaluating the role of Scottish local government in implementing the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance 8/9: 112-135.Jackson, T. and Lynch, W. (2011), `Public sector responses to climate change: ...
Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 An Act of the Scottish Parliament to set a target for the year 2050, an interim target for the year 2020, and to provide for annual targets, for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; to provide about the giving of advice to the Scot... TS Report...
As enshrined in the 2009 Climate Change Act, Scotland has one of the most ambitious and binding targets for greenhouse gas reductions in the world. By 2050 it has committed to reducing emissions by 80%, with an interim target of 42% by 2020. The agricultural sector is a significant source...
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Dr Peter Brownsort, lead author of the study and SCCS Scientific Research Officer, said: “The UK has a pressing need to clarify its pathway to decarbonisation under the terms of our 2008 Climate Change Act and, more recently, from our commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate a...
Industry. In Climate change 2007 Metz, OR Davidson, PR Bosch, R Dave, LA Meyer (Eds.), Contribution of Working group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA. (2007), pp. 448-49...
“While we have made very good progress, we recognise that more needs to be done. Glasgow is determined to play its part and will continue to work with all of our partners to do all we can to tackle climate change.” Derek Robertson, Chief Executive of Keep Scotland Beautiful, s...
The National Policy on Climate Change was introduced in 2009 to mainstream climate change, provide policies, and strengthen institutions to reduce climate change impacts. Ten years later, the government announced that efforts were in place to introduce a Climate Change Act. ...
Climate change interacts with the sources and cycling of contaminants, such as radionuclides, in the environment. In this review, we discuss the implications of climate change impacts on existing and potential future sources of radionuclides associated w
John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, speaks at a press conference during the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, on Nov. 10, 2021. (Xinhua/Han Yan...