Quakers in Scotland respond to Climate Budgets call for views

The Parliamentary Engagement Officer and members of the Parliamentary Engagement Working Group have responded to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee's call for views on the upcoming change to the way that Scotland's carbon emissions are reported on.

Following the disappointing news that Scotland was off-track to reach the 2030 target for carbon emissions reductions that Parliament had agreed on, the Scottish Ministers decided that it would be more realistic to move to a system of 'carbon budgets' as used by the UK and Welsh governments. 

In this consultation response, we have called upon the Scottish Government to use these as a tool but above all to act and do what is necessary to get our emissions down, including communicating with the public and ensuring fairness and a just transition. In particular, we highlighted the need for transparency around CCUS (carbon capture, utilisation and storage), urging the Government to show clearly its limitations rather than pinning false hopes on unproven technology to be able to 'vanish' our emissions. 

If you'd like to read the response in full, please click below. If you'd like to submit your own response, the call for views is open until 16 August at this link: Climate Change Targets Bill - Scottish Parliament - Citizen Space.