Unit 8
Activity 1
Three... Two... One... Net Zero!
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1 A bold climate law
A bold climate law
Scotland's contribution to climate change will end definitively within a generation under the Climate Change Bill to be voted on by the Scottish Parliament later.
The landmark legislation commits Scotland to becoming a net-zero society by 2045 – five years before the rest of the UK [...].
The Scottish Government will also respond to the global climate emergency by adopting an ambitious new target to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030 – the toughest statutory target of any country in the world for this date going above and beyond what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said is required worldwide to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. [...]
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said: “Our new Climate Change Bill demonstrates what international leadership on climate action means. Not only are we setting legally binding targets to reduce emissions to net-zero in direct response to the Paris Agreement, we are also putting in place the most stringent framework of statutory targets of any country in the world. [...]
No one should be in any doubt of the Scottish Government's commitment to use every policy lever at our disposal to rise to this challenge. “Our end target is firmly based on what we are told is the limit of what can currently be achieved. It is the maximum possible ambition based upon the best available science and requires the UK to take action to meet their targets if Scotland is to meet ours.”
The landmark legislation commits Scotland to becoming a net-zero society by 2045 – five years before the rest of the UK [...].
The Scottish Government will also respond to the global climate emergency by adopting an ambitious new target to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030 – the toughest statutory target of any country in the world for this date going above and beyond what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said is required worldwide to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. [...]
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said: “Our new Climate Change Bill demonstrates what international leadership on climate action means. Not only are we setting legally binding targets to reduce emissions to net-zero in direct response to the Paris Agreement, we are also putting in place the most stringent framework of statutory targets of any country in the world. [...]
No one should be in any doubt of the Scottish Government's commitment to use every policy lever at our disposal to rise to this challenge. “Our end target is firmly based on what we are told is the limit of what can currently be achieved. It is the maximum possible ambition based upon the best available science and requires the UK to take action to meet their targets if Scotland is to meet ours.”
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In 1999, Scotland adopted a devolved Parliament in Holyrood. It means it can pass legislation in Scotland without the approval of the UK Parliament. The SNP (Scottish National Party) has been one of the main parties in power since then. Nicola Sturgeon led the party from 2014 to 2023.
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Questions
1
What are the main goals set by Scotland to reduce carbon emissions?
2
According to Nicola Sturgeon, why does Scotland have a "special responsibility" in the fight against climate change?
3
Pick out elements showing that Scotland is taking a leading role in climate action. What challenges might come with this ambition?
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Background check
How important is political leadership to reduce carbon emissions and why?
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Close your book, then share three key words that
best describe Scotland's fight against climate change.
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