Scottish Government Improvement Plan – Response to Environmental Standards Scotland Investigation – Climate Change Delivery Improvement Report

This Improvement Plan is in response to the Environmental Standards Scotland Investigation into Climate Delivery, and sets out actions the Scottish Government will take in relation to the reporting of scope 3 emissions for Local Authorities in Scotland.


Executive Summary

ESS launched an investigation in May 2022 into the effectiveness of the systems in place to support local authorities (LAs) in their duty to contribute to the delivery of national climate change targets under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. The ESS investigation concluded in March 2023, with their final report being laid in Parliament on 6 December 2023.

Contact

Email: jody.fleck@gov.scot

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