Reading Time: 24 minutes This blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
Category: Environment & Energy
Electric vehicle charging – background and FAQs – updated 2023
Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog provides some background on Scottish Electric Vehicle (EV) policy and answers some EV-related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) received by SPICe.
Update blog on the Scottish carbon capture and storage cluster
Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog is linked to a post from March 2023, on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and updates on some ley developments since that post.
FAQs: Vaping in children and young people
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog answers frequently asked questions on vaping / use of e-cigarettes in children and young people.
Cost crisis: Constituency support for enquiries related to the cost of living and the cost of doing business
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog contains up-to-date links to a selection of trusted and official external sources of information relating to support available for individuals and organisations to help with the cost crisis.
Scottish climate change adaptation policy
Reading Time: 2 minutes This blog sets out the various periodically released reports to be aware of that relate to climate adaptation policy in Scotland.
Climate change impacts in Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog reports on the expected impacts of climate change in Scotland.
Net zero: what does it mean and what happens afterwards
Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog considers what is meant by net zero emissions and what might happen once net zero is achieved.
Global climate change targets and terminology
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog explains some of the terminology and concepts related to climate change globally.
Developing a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change
Reading Time: 6 minutes A behind the scenes look at work strengthening climate change scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament.