The Scottish government has ditched its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 after accepting that it is now 'out of reach'. However, a commitment to achieve net zero by 2045 will remain. Mairi McAllan, minister for wellbeing economy, net zero and energy, announced the move in an update to Holyrood on Thursday as she set out the government's next steps on tackling climate change.
The Scottish government was the first in the world to declare a climate emergency. Read more:An uncomfortable truth about climate targets - with people already struggling to pay bills Friends of the Earth Scotland branded the U-turn 'the worst environmental decision in the history of the Scottish parliament'.
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