Scottish Government

The following links lead to other advice and support for public bodies on climate change as identified by the Public Sector Climate Action Group (PSCAG). They have been organised under a number of headings for ease - click to see each section below.

• Policy
• Science
• Support
• Educational
• Campaign
• Statistics
• NGOs
• Research

Policy

Scottish Government climate change policy

Scottish Government sustainable development policy

UK emissions reduction policy & Advice on analysing emissions - Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)

UK adaptation policy - Defra

European climate change policy - European Commission:  Directorate-General for Climate Action

International climate change policy - UNFCCC

Committee on Climate Change - advice to Government on setting and meeting carbon budgets and on preparing for the impacts of climate change

Sustainable travel options advice - Transport Scotland

Sustainable travel information - UK Government Department for Transport

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Science

Committee on Climate Change - information and advice on climate change across all economic sectors

Forest Research - climate and ecosystem modelling, publications and reports

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Support

Scottish Government guidance on implementing the public bodies duties

Scottish Government and Key Planning Agencies - one-stop shop of resources and guidance to assist local authorities mainstream climate change considerations into their planning decisions

Scottish Government's Strategic Environmental Assessment Unit with the support of consultation authorities - guidance on considering climatic factors within strategic environmental assessment

Zero Waste Scotland - advice on good practice case studies

Transport Scotland & 2020 Climate Group - conference report on actions to reduce emissions from public and private sector fleet vehicles

NetRegs - summary on environmental legislation and best practice for businesses - also useful for public sector organisations for information

Adaptation Scotland - practical support for public sector and business

Scottish Enterprise - low carbon business support and advice on how to make the most of the low carbon economy

Health Facilities Scotland and Carbon Trust - energy efficiency and CO2 abatement advice and support

Sustainable Scotland Network - contains links to several resources on communicating climate change

Aether and ENDS - the Environment Tools Directory lists over 500 green environmental accounting software tools and techniques for measuring and monitoring

Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges - contains resources to support carbon reduction action plans

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Educational

Local Footprints - SSN programme providing councils with support, assistance and advice on carbon accounting and sustainable consumption

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Campaign

Scottish Government's Greener Scotland campaign - one-stop website for greener living

European Commission's You Control Climate Change campaign - providing information about climate change and tips on what can be done to bring it under control

Transport Scotland - the Choose Another Way initiative aimed at providing advice on sustainable travel options

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Statistics

Scottish Government's statistics on annual mean temperature, net greenhouse gas emissions and ecological footprint

Department of Energy & Climate Change - UK climate change statistics

European Environment Agency - European climate change statistics

National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory - UK greenhouse gas inventories

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - international greenhouse gas inventories

UK Environmental Change Network - data, monitoring and research to detect and interpret environmental change

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NGOs

Climate Group - action by state and regional governments to address climate change

2020 Climate Group - ensuring that all sectors of Scotland's economy and civic society contribute fully to achieving Scotland's climate change targets

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Research

SNIFFER

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

Living With Environmental Change

The Read Report - a review and assessment of the science concerning UK forests and climate change

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