The Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020

Amendment of the Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015

2.—(1) The Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In schedule 1 (listed bodies)—

(a) after “The Crofting Commission”, insert “Crown Estate Scotland”,

(b) after “The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council”, insert “The Scottish Land Commission”.

(3) In schedule 2 (report on compliance with climate change duties)—

(a) in paragraph 3(d) (targets)—

(i) after “Where applicable,” insert “targets for reducing indirect emissions of greenhouse gases,”,

(ii) after “should be included.”, insert “Where applicable, you should also provide the body’s target date for achieving zero direct emissions of greenhouse gases, or such other targets that demonstrate how the body is contributing to Scotland achieving its emissions reduction targets.”,

(b) after paragraph 3(d), insert—

“

”.

(c) in paragraph 4(c) (action taken to adapt to climate change), after “implement action.”, insert “The body may wish to make reference to the Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme(2) (“the Programme”).”,

(d) for paragraph 4(d) (progress in delivering certain policies and proposals) substitute—

“

”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2015/347, amended by paragraph 10 of schedule 2 of the South of Scotland Enterprise Act 2019 and S.S.I. 2019/336.

(2)

This refers to the programme for adaptation to climate change laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 53(2) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12) which currently has effect. The most recent version is entitled “Climate Ready Scotland: Second Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-2024” (ISBN 978-1-83960-121-7) and was published by the Scottish Government in September 2019. An electronic copy is available at: https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839601217.