Question reference: S5W-30189
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 10 July 2020
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Current status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 17 July 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of publication of the 2019 decision paper, Asset Replacement, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, what estimate SEPA made of the (a) carbon and other emissions that would be caused by the establishment of the £6 billion of additional assets envisaged in the strategy and (b) additional emissions arising from the maintenance of total assets then under management.
Answer
This is a matter for the independent environment regulator, SEPA, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.