Question reference: S1W-25645
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 7 May 2002
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Current status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 20 May 2002
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will define and quantify the "equitable contribution" to the UK Kyoto target referred to in the indicator of sustainable development for Scotland on climate change in its document Meeting the Needs... Priorities, Actions and Targets for Sustainable Development in Scotland.
Answer
We have agreed with the UK Government that emission reductions, required to meet the UK Kyoto commitment, can be delivered by working in partnership. The policy measures, through which we will deliver our contribution, are set out in the Scottish Climate Change Programme.Data published in Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-1999 (available on the Scottish Executive climate change website at: www.scotland.gov.uk/climatechange) shows the Scottish contribution amounts to a 5% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990.