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Disposable Barbecues FAQs
Reading time: 7 minutes
This blog looks at current regulations and guidance on the use of disposable barbecues, and potential legislative approaches the Scottish and UK Governments could take…
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Data Centres
Reading time: 10 minutes
This post answers some key questions about data centres and their development in Scotland, with a focus on resources use and national planning policy.
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Thinking about transport
Reading time: 8 minutes
This post briefly introduces some key transport policy concepts, with a view to informing debate on transport matters in the new parliamentary session, with a…
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Draft Climate Change Plan 2026-2040: scrutiny and academic engagement
Reading time: 5 minutes
This blog provides an overview of how academic engagement supported parliamentary scrutiny of the draft Climate Change Plan (CCP), the statutory plan setting out how the Scottish…
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Delivering a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change: reflections on scrutiny of the draft Climate Change Plan 2026-2040
Reading time: 8 minutes
This blog outlines how scrutiny of the draft Climate Change Plan unfolded, the institutional support that enabled it, the diverse evidence that shaped it, and…
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Good Food Nation: we have a plan, but does it have any teeth?
Reading time: 11 minutes
This guest blog details the latest developments in Scottish food policy, including the publication of the first National Good Food Nation Plan, the twist and turns around the secondary legislation…
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Global instability, energy prices, and the cost of living in 2026
Reading time: 8 minutes
This blog looks at how the war in the Middle East could impact businesses and households in Scotland
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SPICe Hub: draft Climate Change Plan
Reading time: 2 minutes
The Scottish Government published a draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) on 6 November 2025, marking the start of 120 days of its parliamentary scrutiny (until…
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Draft Climate Change Plan: key themes from scrutiny
Reading time: 7 minutes
The Scottish Parliament’s debate on the draft Climate Change Plan will take place on 5 March 2026. Ahead of this, this SPICe guest blog looks…
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Draft Climate Change Plan – Transport: A vehicle for change?
Reading time: 14 minutes
This post looks at the policies and proposals set out in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan aimed at reducing car use, encouraging people…
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Climate Change Plan. Transport – Forever in electric dreams?
Reading time: 9 minutes
This post looks at the policies and proposals set out in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan aimed at encouraging electric vehicle uptake.
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Climate Change Plan: Business and Industry
Reading time: 5 minutes
This blog sets out what is in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan for industry, including the impact of negative emissions technologies.
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