Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog provides a summary of the Scottish Government’s priorities as set out in the First Minister’s statement on 22 May 2024.
Tag: Environment
A changing climate? The Scottish Government’s newly announced policy package
Reading Time: 15 minutesOn 18 April 2024 the Scottish Government announced plans to make ‘minor’ changes to climate change legislation, and a climate change policy package which includes
Nature’s Balance Sheet – What are the key issues for Natural Capital Finance?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis is the third blog in a series of three exploring natural capital finance in Scotland – what it is, why there is demand for it, and what the key issues are.
Nature’s Balance Sheet – How does Natural Capital Finance work?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis is the second blog in a series of three exploring natural capital finance in Scotland – what it is, why there is demand for it, and what the key issues are.
Nature’s Balance Sheet – What is Natural Capital Finance, what is needed, and where should it come from?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is the first blog in a series of three exploring natural capital finance in Scotland – what it is, why there is demand for it, and what the key issues are.
The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: What do the proposals for large landholdings look like?
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Land Reform (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 13 March 2024. It is accompanied by the following key documents: The
Caught adrift: what next for marine conservation in Scotland?
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog explores what the future might hold for marine conservation in Scotland with a focus on how communities and local stakeholders might become more involved in decision making, and the potential role of marine planning.
What is ‘sustainable and regenerative agriculture’? With guest expert Dr Lorna Cole
Reading Time: 8 minutesGuest blog by Dr Lorna Cole discussing what it means for agriculture to be sustainable and regenerative.
Climate change and Scottish Parliament committees: Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee – sectors
Reading Time: 7 minutesSPICe will be producing a series of blogs to illustrate the links between climate change and the policy areas covered by each subject committee.
This blog illustrates the links between the key sectors covered by the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee and climate change.
SPICe Hub: Climate change and Scottish Parliament committees
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis mini blogpost provides a central hub for SPICe blogs that illustrate how climate change impacts on policy areas across subject committees.