Scotland draft climate change bill sets 90%-by-2050 emission reduction target

Holyrood says 'net-zero' carbon emissions are ultimate aim but climate campaigners say target is disappointingNew targets will set Scotland on course to become one of the first countries in the world to achieve a 100% reduction in carbon emissions, the Scottish government has claimed.The draft climate change bill, published on Thursday morning, sets a target of a 90% reduction by 2050 - which the UK Committee on Climate Change states is currently "at the limit of feasibility" - with the aim of achieving 100% reduction, or "net-zero", as soon as possible after that date. Continue reading...