Heat in buildings monitoring and evaluation Framework

1. Goals

1.1 Goal: buildings emissions net zero by 2045

Proposed indicator: annual/actual emissions compared to the annual emissions envelope for the buildings sector (in MtCO₂e)

Data source: Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics report

Unit: MtCO₂e

Description:

• Reducing emissions from the buildings sector is the overall goal of the Heat in Buildings Strategy.
• Scotland has a legally binding target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, with interim targets for a 75% reduction by 2030, and 90% by 2040.
• Heating our homes and buildings accounts for about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, and the Scottish Government's Climate Change Plan Update (CCPu)^[8] states that these emissions will need to reach net zero by 2045.
• Outturn statistics reporting against the CCPu (2018-2030) showed that the emissions for the buildings sector were 8.5 MtCO₂e in 2020^[9] and 9.0 MtCO₂e in 2021^[10] – outside of the buildings sector emissions envelope. We will publish the next Climate Change Plan as soon as possible, ahead of March 2025, which will cover the period 2025-2040, and will set out any updates to sector envelopes in line with our emissions reduction pathway out to 2040.
• We plan to report annual buildings emissions compared to the annual envelope for the buildings sector to show progress against the sectoral emissions envelope.