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Scotland
The review of the Scottish Climate
Change Programme
8. A formal review of the Scottish Programme
was launched at the same time as the UK
Government’s review of the UK Programme in
September 2004. The aim of the review was to
consider the scope for strengthening existing
measures and introducing new policies to reduce
Scottish greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to
the unavoidable impacts of climate change. The
Executive received almost 400 responses, which
are summarised in Scottish Climate Change
Programme Review: Analysis of Consultation
Responses 2 . A Scottish stakeholder group was
also established and met periodically during the
review.
2005. The Strategy is built around action to
address the well-being of people in Scotland,
supporting thriving communities, protecting
Scotland’s natural heritage and resources and
making a global contribution. The Strategy
provides a framework for a range of existing and
planned policies, strategies and programmes,
including the Scottish Climate Change
Programme. It sets out cross-cutting proposals
on education and learning, communication and
governance and identifies actions that can be
taken by public bodies, businesses, individuals
and the community and voluntary sectors to
address sustainable development concerns,
including climate change.
Renewables
Scottish Share
9. One of the key aims of the review of the Scottish
Programme was to assess to what extent
Scotland makes an equitable contribution to UK
commitments on climate change, in those areas
of policy in which the Executive has direct
responsibility.
10. The ‘Scottish Share’ concept was announced
by the Minister for Environment and Rural
Development at a Climate Leaders’ Summit held
in Montreal in parallel with the 11th Conference
of the Parties on 5-6 December 2005. The
Scottish Share quantifies the amount of carbon
savings that Scotland has to deliver through its
devolved policies to match savings from all
devolved policies in the UK Climate Change
Programme on a per capita basis. Details of the
Scottish Share and further development of the
overall approach will be included in the revised
Scottish Climate Change Programme.
Scottish Sustainable Development
Strategy
12. Promotion of renewable energy is devolved to the
Executive. Scottish Ministers are committed
to promoting energy from a wide range of
renewable sources, and have a target that
40 per cent of electricity generated in Scotland
as a proportion of demand should come from
renewable sources by 2020. This equates to
around 6GW of installed capacity, although
Ministers have made clear that this is not
regarded as a cap.
13. Much of the developer activity at present (driven
by the Renewables Obligation Scotland/ROS) is
focused on onshore wind. However, the Forum
for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland
has produced reports aimed at expanding the
biomass and marine energy sectors. Scottish
Ministers recently announced their intention to
provide more support to wave and tidal power
by amending the ROS, and further work and
consultation on this option is currently under
preparation. Plans to provide additional support
to biomass heat and power projects are also
being advanced, whilst the Executive continues
to provide support to small and micro scale
renewables through its Scottish Community and
Household Renewables Initiative 4 .
11. The Scottish Sustainable Development Strategy
Choosing Our Future 3 was published at the end of
2 www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Climate-Change/16327/SCCPReview
3 www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/12/1493902/39032
4 www.est.org.uk/schri/