Scotland’s new emissions strategy ‘too reliant on science fiction’, critics say

A new report by the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) assesses Scotland's progress toward its net-zero emissions target by 2045. While the CCC acknowledges Scotland's improved short-term emissions reduction plans through five-year carbon budgets, it expresses concern about the credibility of medium- and long-term strategies. The report highlights that credible plans only account for 64% of cuts needed by 2035 and 58% by 2040. Concerns center on slow progress in decarbonizing heating and over-reliance on carbon capture and unproven CO2 removal technologies. Critics, like Oxfam Scotland, argue the strategy depends too heavily on future technologies and lacks clarity on funding. Nesta estimates a need to triple the government's planned installation of heat pumps to meet the 2030 carbon budget.

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