Reading Time: 10 minutesThe blog looks at the detail of electricity and fuel supply in Scotland and examines what is set out in the draft CCP.
Category: Environment & Energy
Climate Change Plan: policies, proposals and sector summaries.
Reading Time: 12 minutesBlog that sets out the approach to policy description in the draft Scottish climate change plan and summarises the details for each of the main decarbonisation sectors.
SPICe Hub: draft Climate Change Plan
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Scottish Government published a draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) on 6 November 2025, marking the start of 120 days of its parliamentary scrutiny (until 5 March).
UK Budget 2025 – a fiscal Reev-olution?
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog gives an overview of the UK Budget on 26 November 2025, setting out some of the main impacts on Scotland.
Climate Change Plan: what’s the background and what does it need to do.
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog covers the background to the draft climate change plan, and some of the most important statutory requirements.
Legislating for water resilience part 4: should there be a human right to water in Scotland?Â
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis guest blog explores the human right to water in Scotland.
Legislating for water resilience part 3: how can we ensure water services for all of Scotland?  Â
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis guest blog explores issues affecting private water supplies and private sewerage system users in rural and island communities.
Legislating for water resilience part 2: why Scotland’s water laws need an upgrade Â
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis guest blog explores opportunities for reform of water legislation.
Legislating for water resilience part 1: key challenges facing Scotland’s water industry
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis guest blog explores key challenges facing Scotland’s water industry.
Recent developments in food policy across the UK
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis post provides further details on other recent announcements relevant to food policy in Scotland, as well as parallel developments in food policy in the rest of the UK.