Reading Time: 4 minutesCounting to zero is easy. But budgeting for zero carbon, that’s more difficult.
Category: Environment & Energy
The fight for the future of fish
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe fishing industry “is engaged in a battle in parliament”. It wants to prevent the UK Fisheries Bill from including a commitment that all fish
Net-zero and the climate emergency
Reading Time: 5 minutesHow did the net-zero report come about? In October 2018 the UK and devolved governments asked their independent expert advisers, the Committee on Climate Change
The EU Emissions Trading Scheme and Brexit
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is considered the cornerstone of the EU’s efforts to fight climate change and is a key mechanism
The EU Emissions Trading System
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction While the Earth’s climate has been through many cycles of warming and cooling, the current rate of surface temperature rise is unprecedented. The overwhelming
Scale and concentration of land ownership – the elephant in the room?
Reading Time: 4 minutesBackground The scale and concentration of land ownership in Scotland has been passionately discussed for more than 40 years, indeed it has been central to
Beavers set to become a protected species in Scotland (or are they?)
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Scottish Government has introduced Regulations that will provide beavers (the Eurasian Beaver, otherwise known as the European Beaver) in Scotland with European Protected Species
Climate extremes and adaptation
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction Climate change is a large-scale, long-term shift in the planet’s weather patterns and average temperatures. It is driven by emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)
SPICe FAQ – Can the Scottish Parliament ban palm oil?
Reading Time: 4 minutesOver the past year, SPICe has received enquiries from Members on behalf of constituents concerned over the environmental impact of palm oil, including “what can
Guest blog – The Role of Precision Agriculture in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee concluded taking evidence as part of its consideration of the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) in