Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog sets out information about how the Scottish Parliament is engaging with COP26.
Tag: Climate Change
Can hydrogen drive Scotland to net-zero? Part 2: What are Scotland’s hydrogen energy plans?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog outlines how the Scottish Government plans to use hydrogen energy to decarbonise key sectors on the path to net-zero emissions by 2045. This
Can hydrogen drive Scotland to net-zero? Part 1: What is hydrogen energy?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog outlines what hydrogen energy is, how it is produced and how it may be used to decarbonise key energy-intensive sectors. It is recommended
Out of the blue: Is blue carbon the next frontier for climate change mitigation in Scotland?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explains the current understanding of carbon captured and stored in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment, known as ‘blue carbon’. It also outlines known threats to blue carbon stores and explores opportunities for embedding blue carbon in Scotland’s climate change policy.
Guest blog: Climate change plan update and Scottish woodland creation: getting the balance right
Reading Time: 6 minutesWoodlands are a key element of the Scottish Government’s climate change plans, but getting multiple benefits is more complicated than planting trees.
Infrastructure investment: “locking in” a low carbon economy?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Scottish Government plans to invest over £6 billion on infrastructure such as homes, roads and rail in 2021-22. This blogpost explores what we know of this infrastructure’s likely effect on Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Oil and the climate crisis: drilling into Scotland’s policy paradox
Reading Time: 6 minutesA look at how the Parliament and Government/Executive have approached climate change and the oil industry.
Melting ice and rising seas – what does the latest IPCC report mean for Scotland?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at the findings of the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and its implications for Scotland.