Explanatory Notes

Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

2009 asp 12

4 August 2009

The Act

Part 3 – Reporting Duties

Report on progress towards meeting the interim target

80.Section 39 requires the Scottish Ministers, no later than 31 December 2015, to lay before the Scottish Parliament a report on progress towards meeting the interim target. The report must, in particular, indicate whether progress in reducing net Scottish emissions is in line with a reduction over the period 2010 to 2020 which would allow the interim and 2050 targets to be met.