lead up to COP26 in Glasgow, the NHS Scotland Climate Emergency and Sustainability Strategy was published on 10 November 2021 and opened for consultation until February 2022.1 The strategy raises the bar on the initial target by bringing forward the date for achieving net-zero emissions to 2040....
With a popular pro-renewables sentiment (Nelson, 2019) and in order to meet a target of net-zero emissions by 2045 (Scottish Govt, 2020a, Scottish Govt, 2020b) the Scottish Government has set out to completely decarbonise the energy system through the use of renewable generation technologies...
10:45-11:45 Session Two: Net-Zero 2045 – How Can the Built Environment Sector Support the Scottish Sustainable Regeneration Strategy?; Sponsored by Architype Scotland is leading the way in the UK’s race to net-zero, with an ambitious 2045 target. The built environment has a vital part to...
Scheme, which helps bus companies invest in electric vehicles and associated infrastructure. The Scottish Government has set a legally binding target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, while Stagecoach has recently announced that it is targeting a zero-emissions bus fleet by 2035....
of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from our industrial processes. As one of Scotland’s largest manufacturers and employers, we acknowledge that we are operating a CO2 intensive industry and we have a significant role to play in helping Scotland reach its ‘Net Carbon Zero’ target by 2045. ...
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed the pledge and said: "Today's announcement between ScottishPower and Glasgow City Council—to make Glasgow the UK's first net-zero city—is a very welcome step. Reaching our goals will need exactly this kind of partnership approach—with Government, ...
Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said expanding offshore wind would support the country’s economic recovery from coronavirus and 2045 net-zero ambition. “Our seas are host to some of the best offshore wind resources in the world and our ambition to capitalise on our offshore wind generation cap...
The Scottish Government has introduced world-leading climate change legislation that sets a target date for net zero emissions of all greenhouse gases by 2045. Marubeni’s investment in Scotland is aligned to the Scottish Government’s Inward Investment Plan which sets out the strategic approach for...
“In this challenging context of cuts and UK backtracking, we accept theCCC’s recent rearticulationthat this parliament’s interim 2030 target is out of reach,” said Mairi McAllan, Scottish minister for wellbeing economy, net zero and energy, on Thursday. McAllan said the government would i...
despite net-zero targets and smaller producers such as Denmark doing so. That is partly down to hopes that smaller “satellite” fields close to existing infrastructure can be tapped to slow the decline without the need for big investments. ...