Nicola Sturgeon told more vigorous action needed to achieve post-2020 emissions targetNicola Sturgeon's government needs much tougher policies on cutting emissions from Scotland's roads and farms to meet its ambitious CO2 reduction targets, experts have warned.The UK government's committee on climate change (CCC) said the Scottish National party government was well on track to hit its 2020 target to cut emissions by 56%, reducing them faster than the UK as a whole. However, that was largely because of substantial gains from the closure of Scotland's last coal-fired power station at Longannet in Fife in 2016 and gains from cutting CO2 emissions from waste, which were relatively easy things to achieve. Continue reading...
Scotland needs tougher policies to meet CO2 targets, say experts
24. září 2018 8:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian