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Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

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    Overview of the Act and General Notes

    1. Overview

    2. Interpretation

      1. Part 1: Emissions Reduction Targets

        1. Chapter 1: Modification of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

          1. Sections 1 and 2: Scottish carbon budgets

            1. Background to, and general effect of, sections 1 and 2

              1. Section 1: Scottish carbon budgets

                1. Inserted section A2 (Scottish carbon budgets and associated concepts)

                2. Inserted section A3 (Duty of Scottish Ministers in relation to budgets)

                3. Inserted section A4 (Budget-setting regulations)

                4. Inserted section A5 (Alteration of budget periods)

              2. Section 2: Replacement of annual and interim targets with budget targets

          2. Sections 3 to 8: Climate change plan

            1. Background: meaning of climate change plan

              1. Section 3: Next plan to follow setting of budgets

              2. Section 4: Content of plan: budget-period breakdown of costs and benefits

              3. Section 5: Content of plan: contribution of policies to meeting targets

              4. Section 6: Preparation of plan: public consultation

              5. Section 7: Preparation of plan: further consultation

              6. Section 8: Requirement to respond to parliamentary reports and resolutions on draft plan

          3. Sections 9 to 12: Reporting and assessments

            1. Section 9: Report on proposals and policies where targets at risk of not being met

            2. Section 10: Deadline for report on proposals and policies where targets not met

            3. Section 11: Annual progress reports on climate change plan: further procedure

            4. Section 12: Assessing the impact of major capital projects on meeting targets

        2. Chapter 2: Setting Scottish carbon budgets

          1. Section 13: Further provision about setting first Scottish carbon budgets

      2. Part 2: Final Provisions

        1. Section 14: Ancillary provision

        2. Section 15: Commencement

        3. Section 16: Short title

  3. Parliamentary History

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