Reading Time: 5 minutes What’s in the Climate Bill? On 25 September 2019, the Scottish Parliament will consider the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) Scotland Bill at Stage 3.
Tag: Energy
What do the latest HMRC Regional Trade Statistics tell us about exports of Scottish goods? (Q1 2019)
Reading Time: 4 minutes A look at the latest Regional Trade Statistics from HMRC.
The EU Emissions Trading Scheme and Brexit
Reading Time: 4 minutes Introduction 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 minutes Introduction 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
Guest blog – A Scottish Publicly Owned Energy Company?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ragne Low from the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde presents a scoping note, commissioned by the Parliament’s Economy, Jobs and Fair
The New Climate Change Bill – A World Leading Ambition?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Last week (23rd May) the Scottish Government brought forward a Bill to keep Scotland at the “forefront of global ambition” on climate change. So, what
Guest Blog – The National Performance Framework
Reading Time: 4 minutes As with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, Jennifer Wallace, Head of Policy at the Carnegie UK Trust, and not those
A Low Carbon Scotland – Progress, Plans and Paris
Reading Time: 3 minutes Next week the Scottish Government are due to publish their latest climate plan charting a path to cutting Scotland’s emissions over the next 15 years.
SPICe FAQ – Electric car charging
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is the first Enquiries FAQ post. FAQ posts will focus on issues that we receive regular enquiries on. A recent enquiry forwarded from a