Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog sets out what is in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan for industry, including the impact of negative emissions technologies.
Category: Environment & Energy
Climate Change Plan: waste management and the circular economy
Reading Time: 10 minutesBackground – the new draft Climate Change Plan The Scottish Government published its draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) on 6 November 2025, kicking off 120
Climate Change Plan: will the proposed monitoring and evaluation approach show if delivery is on track?
Reading Time: 13 minutesThis SPICe guest blog introduces background on the M&E requirements of the Climate Change Plan, approaches to M&E in previous Plans, stakeholder views on what M&E should be in the Plan, the proposed M&E approach and key areas for scrutiny.
The lie of the land in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan – Part 2: Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry
Reading Time: 11 minutesThis blog explores the Scottish Government’s policies and proposals in the chapter on ‘land use, land use change and forestry’ (LULUCF) in the new draft Plan.
The lie of the land in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan – Part 1: Agriculture
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog explores the Scottish Government’s policies and proposals in the agriculture chapter in the new draft CCP
Climate Change Plan: decarbonising energy supply in Scotland
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.
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.
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.