Scottish Government

REVIEW OF THE SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME
A CONSULTATION

December 2004

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Contents

THE CONSULTATION PROCESS
- How to respond to this consultation
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
- The devolved context
SCOTTISH TERMS OF REFERENCE
OVERVIEW
- Evidence for climate change
- Expected impacts of climate change at global, UK and Scottish levels
- International action
- UK climate change commitments
UK AND SCOTTISH GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
- UK emissions trends
- Scottish emissions trends
- The issue of Scottish emission reduction targets
SCOTTISH POLICY FRAMEWORK
- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol
- European Climate Change Programme
- EU Emissions Trading Scheme
- UK Climate Change Programme and review
- Sustainable development
- Energy White Paper
- Transport White Paper
- Air Transport White Paper
- Air Quality
- Housing
DELIVERING EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
- Review of Programme policies, policies introduced since November 2000 and planned policies, followed by consultation questions, in the following sectors:
- Energy sector
- Business sector
- Transport sector
- Household sector
- Agriculture, forestry and land use sector
- Public Sector
- Waste Management
- Scottish Building Regulations
ADAPTING TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH
CONCLUSION
ANNEX A - Summary of existing climate change policy measures
ANNEX B - Summary of greenhouse gas emissions by UK constituent country
ANNEX C - List of consultees
ANNEX D - Response template (Word format 89k)
ANNEX E - Respondee information form (Word format 22k)
ANNEX F - Summary of Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Fertiliser Use Research