Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024

Emissions Reduction Targets
Scottish Ministers have a duty to ensure the net Scottish emissions account for 2045 is at least 100% lower than the baseline. This replaced the 2050 target previously set under this Act to ensure Scottish emissions were at least 80% lower than the baseline. 

Interim emissions reduction targets are also in place:

• 48.5% lower than the baseline for 2020;
• 75% lower than the baseline for 2030; and
• 90% lower than the baseline for 2040.

Scottish Ministers also have a duty to set annual targets for every other year between 2020 and 2040. The method for setting these is given in Section 3

Reporting Duties
Scottish Ministers must lay before Scottish Parliament a report on the annual and 2050 targets. The report must set out proposals and policies regarding the respective contributions towards annual targets through; energy efficiency, energy generation, land use and transport.

Duties of public bodies relating to Climate Change
A public body must act in the best way to contribute to the delivery of emissions targets and in a way that it considers to be most sustainable.

Other Climate Change Provisions
This part covers other provisions relating to climate change:

• Adaption
• Land use
• Energy Efficiency – including assessments of energy performance and emissions for domestic and non-domestic buildings
• The Scottish Civil Estate
• Waste Reduction and Recycling