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

1. Introduction

2. 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