Climate Change Plan 2018-2032 - update: strategic environmental assessment - draft

Footnotes

1 Scottish Government (2018) Climate Change Plan: the Third Report on Proposals and Policies 2018-2032 (RPP3) [online] Available at: https://beta.gov.scot/publications/scottish-governments-climate-change-plan-third-report-proposals-policies-2018/ (accessed 16/03/2020)

2 Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

3 Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019

4 The Scottish Parliament (2019) Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee Stage 2 Report on the Climate Change (Emissions Reductions Targets) (Scotland) Bill [online] Available at: https://sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/ECCLR/2019/6/5/Stage-2-Report-on-the-Climate-Change--Emissions-Reduction-Targets---Scotland--Bill/ECCLRS052019R6.pdf (accessed 06/03/2020)

5 https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-greenhouse-gas-emissions-annual-target-report-2016/pages/1/

6 Scottish Government (2019) Scotland's Carbon Footprint [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-carbon-footprint-1998-2016/

7 Scottish Government (2019) Climate Change Plan: Monitoring Report [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/climate-change-plan-monitoring-report-2019/

8 Scottish Government (2018) Climate Change Plan: the Third Report on Proposals and Policies 2018-2032 (RPP3) [online] Available at: https://beta.gov.scot/publications/scottish-governments-climate-change-plan-third-report-proposals-policies-2018/ (accessed 16/03/2020)

9 Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005

10 Updated in spring 2020

11 Scottish Government (undated) Just Transition Commission [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/groups/just-transition-commission/ (accessed 28/01/2020)

12 https://www.gov.scot/publications/report-findings-big-climate-conversation/

13 Scottish Government (2019) Climate Ready Scotland: Second Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-2024 [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/climate-ready-scotland-second-scottish-climate-change-adaptation-programme-2019-2024/ (accessed 13/01/2020)

14 Committee on Climate Change (2016) UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report [online] Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017/ (accessed 13/01/2020)

15 Scottish Government (2015) Scotland’s Economic Strategy [online] Available at: https://beta.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-economic-strategy/ (accessed 13/01/2020)

16 Scottish Government (2020) Protecting Scotland, Renewing Scotland: The Government’s Programme for Government for Scotland 2020-2021 [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/protecting-scotland-renewing-scotland-governments-programme-scotland-2020-2021/(accessed 09/12/2020)

17 Scottish Government (2014) Ambition, Opportunity, Place – Scotland’s Third National Planning Framework [online] Available at: https://beta.gov.scot/publications/national-planning-framework-3/ (accessed 13/01/2020)

18 Scottish Government (2014) Scottish Planning Policy [online] Available at: https://beta.gov.scot/publications/scottish-planning-policy/ (accessed 13/01/2020)

19 The Scottish Government (2009) Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/12/contents(accessed 14/02/2020))

20 Scottish Government (2019) The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/15/enacted (accessed 27/03/2020)

21 Scottish Government (2019) Climate Ready Scotland Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-2024 [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/climate-ready-scotland-second-scottish-climate-change-adaptation-programme-2019-2024/ (accessed 14/02/2020)

22 UK Government (2017) UK Climate Change Risk Assessment [online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017(accessed 10/02/2020)

23 UNFCC (2016) The Paris Agreement [online] Available at: http://unfccc.int/paris_agreement/items/9485.php (accessed 14/02/2020)

24 Ibid.

25 Ibid.

26 Ibid.

27 Scottish Government (2020) Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2018. [pdf] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-greenhouse-gas-emissions-2018/ [Accessed on 08/09/2020]

28 Ibid.

29 Ibid.

30 Scottish Government (2020) Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2018. [pdf] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-greenhouse-gas-emissions-2018/ [Accessed on 08/09/2020]

31 Scottish Government (2020) Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2018. [pdf] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-greenhouse-gas-emissions-2018/ [Accessed on 08/09/2020]

32 Committee on Climate Change (2017) UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017. Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017/ (accessed 14/02/2020)

33 ibid

34 SNH [2019] Managing nature for carbon capture [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/land-and-sea-management/carbon-management/managing-nature-carbon-capture (accessed 14/02/2020)

35 ibid

36 SNH (2014) SNH Commissioned Report 761 – Assessment of carbon budgets and potential blue carbon stores in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment. Available at: https://www.nature.scot/snh-commissioned-report-761-assessment-carbon-budgets-and-potential-blue-carbon-stores-scotlands (accessed 14/02/2020)

37 SNH (2017) SNH Commissioned Report No. 957: Assessment of Blue Carbon Resources in Scotland’s Inshore Marine Protected Area Network. Available at: https://www.nature.scot/snh-commissioned-report-957-assessment-blue-carbon-resources-scotlands-inshore-marine-protected-area (accessed 14/02/2020)

38 Adaptation Scotland (2018) Climate trends and projections [online] Available at: https://www.adaptationscotland.org.uk/why-adapt/climate-trends-and-projections (accessed 14/02/2020)

39 ibid

40 Forster, P. et al. (7 August 2020) Current and future global climate impacts resulting from COVID-19. Nature Climate change. [online] Available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0883-0 [accessed on 28/08/2020]

41 The Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/204/contents/made (accessed 14/02/2020)

42 Scottish Government (2000) The Air Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2000 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/97/made (accessed 27/03/2020)

43 Scottish Government (2002) The Air Quality (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/297/introduction/made (accessed 27/03/2020)

44 The Air Quality (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030837/contents (accessed 14/02/2020)

45 Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC [online] Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/noise/directive_en.htm (accessed 14/02/2020)

46 Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/465/made (accessed 14/02/2020)

47 The Pollution and Prevention Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/360/contents/made(accessed 14/02/2020)

48 Scottish Government (2015) Cleaner air for Scotland: the road to a healthier future [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/cleaner-air-scotland-road-healthier-future/ (accessed 27/03/2020)

49 National Records for Scotland (2019) Scotland’s population 2018 [online] Available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/rgar/2018/rgar18.pdf (Accessed on 08/09/2020)

50 National Records of Scotland (2017) Projected Population of Scotland (2016-based) [online] Available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-projections/population-projections-scotland/2016-based (accessed 08/09/2020)

51 National Records for Scotland (2019) Scotland’s population 2018 [online] Available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/rgar/2018/rgar18.pdf (Accessed on 08/09/2020)

52 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Scotland’s State of the Environment Report 2014 – 7 People and the environment [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1170/state-of-environment-report-2014.pdf (accessed 08/09/2020)

53 ibid

54 Scottish Government (2020) Introducing - The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 [online] Available at:https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-index-multiple-deprivation-2020/ (accessed 08/09/2020)

[55] Scotland’s Environment (2016) Air quality and health [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/our-environment/air/air-quality-and-health/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

56 Scottish Government (2019) Cleaner Air for Scotland strategy: independent review [pdf] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/cleaner-air-scotland-strategy-independent-review/pages/6/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

57 Scotland’s Environment (2016) Air quality [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/our-environment/air/air-quality/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

58 Scottish Government (2020) Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2018. [pdf] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-greenhouse-gas-emissions-2018/ [Accessed on 08/09/2020]

59 Transport Scotland (2019) Scottish Transport Statistics [pdf] Available at: https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/47196/scottish-transport-statistics-2019.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

60 Transport Scotland (undated) Walking and cycling [online] Available at: https://www.transport.gov.scot/our-approach/active-travel/walking-and-cycling/#42959 (accessed 09/09/2020)

61 Scottish Government (2019) Cleaner Air for Scotland strategy: independent review [pdf] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/cleaner-air-scotland-strategy-independent-review/pages/6/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

62 National Atmospheric Emissions inventory (2018) Air Pollutant Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990 – 2016 [online] Available at: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/cat09/1810160958_DA_Air_Pollutant_Inventories_1990-2016_Issue1.pdf (accessed 27/10/2020)

63 Scottish Government (undated) Home energy and fuel poverty [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/policies/home-energy-and-fuel-poverty/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

64 Scottish Government (2018) A national statistic publication for Scotland [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/news/no-real-change-in-fuel-poverty-in-2017/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

65 ibid

66 Committee on Climate Change (2017) UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report [online] Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

67 Committee on Climate Change (2017) UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report [online] Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

68 The Scottish Parliament (2012) SPICe Briefing: Climate Change and Health in Scotland [online] Available at: http://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S4/SB_12-26rev.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

69 The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (2008) Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe [online] Available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008L0050&from=en (accessed 09/09/2020)

70 The European Parliament and the Council of European Union (2004) Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air [online] Available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:023:0003:0016:EN:PDF (accessed 09/09/2020)

71 The Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/204/pdfs/ssi_20100204_en.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

72 Environment Act 1995, c.25 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/introduction (accessed 09/09/2020)

73 Scottish Government (2016) Local Air Quality Management policy guidance [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/03/local-air-quality-management-policy-guidance-scotland/documents/00507617-pdf/00507617-pdf/govscot%3Adocument/00507617.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

74 Scottish Parliament, The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111018408/pdfs/sdsi_9780111018408_en.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

75 The Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/204/made/data.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

76 DEFRA, Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly Government and DENI (2007) The Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland [online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69336/pb12654-air-quality-strategy-vol1-070712.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

77 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Scotland’s State of the Environment Report 2014 [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1170/state-of-environment-report-2014.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

78 Ibid

79 Scottish Government (2018) Air Quality - Air Pollutant Emissions - High Level Summary of Statistics Trend [online] Available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Environment/trendairpollutants (accessed 09/09/2020)

80 Environment Act 1995, c.25 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/introduction (accessed 09/09/2020)

81 Air Quality in Scotland (2018) Air Quality Management Areas [online] Available at: http://www.scottishairquality.co.uk/laqm/aqma (accessed 09/09/2020)

82 Scotland’s Environment (2016) Air quality [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/our-environment/air/air-quality/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

83 ibid

84 Scottish Government (2015) Cleaner air for Scotland: the road to a healthier future [online] Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/11/5671 (accessed 09/09/2020)

85 Ricardo Energy and Environment (2020) COVID-19 lockdown effects on air quality. [online] Available at: http://www.scottishairquality.scot/assets/documents//COVID19_lockdown_effects_on_air_quality.html

86 Transport Scotland (2020) COVID-19 Transport Trend Data 14 – 19 April 2020 [online] Available at: https://www.transport.gov.scot/publication/covid-19-transport-trend-data-14-19-april-2020/

87 Transport Scotland (2020) COVID-19 Transport Trend Data 17 – 23 August 2020 [online] Available at: https://www.transport.gov.scot/publication/covid-19-transport-trend-data-17-23-august-2020/ [accessed on 28/08/2020]

88 European Commission (2015) Soil, The Soil Thematic Strategy [online] Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/soil/three_en.htm (accessed 09/09/2020)

89 The Scottish Government (2009) The Scottish Soil Framework [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-soil-framework/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

90 SNH (2015) Scotland’s National Peatland Plan, Working for our Future [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/scotlands-national-peatland-plan-working-our-future (accessed 09/09/2020)

91 The Scottish Government (2017) Draft Peatland and Energy Policy Statement [online] Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0050/00502389.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

92 SNH (undated) Geoparks [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/international-designations/geopark (accessed 09/09/2020)

93 Scottish Government (2006) Scotland’s Soil Resource - Current State and Threats [online] Available at: https://www2.gov.scot/publications/2006/09/21115639/7 (accessed 09/09/2020)

94 Scottish Government (2009) The Scottish Soil Framework [online] Available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/05/20145602/0 (accessed 09/09/2020)

95 SEPA (undated) Soil [online] Available at: http://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/land/soil/#effect (accessed 14/0122020)

96 Scotland’s Soils – part of Scotland’s Environment (2017) State of Scotland’s soils – State of Scotland’s Soil Report 2011 [online] Available at: http://soils.environment.gov.scot/soils-in-scotland/state-of-scotlands-soils/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

97 ibid

98 SNH (2014) Commissioned Report No. 701 - Scotland’s peatland – definitions & information resources [online] Available at: https://www.nls.uk/e-monographs/2014/701.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

99 ibid

100 Climate X Change (2018) Soil Carbon and Land Use in Scotland Final Report [online] Available at: climatexchange.org.uk/media/3046/soil-carbon-and-land-use-in-scotland.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

101 Scotland’s Soils – part of Scotland’s Environment (undated) Welcome to Scotland’s soils [online] Available at: http://soils.environment.gov.scot/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

102 Scotland's Environment (2019) Peatland Restoration [online] Available at: https://soils.environment.gov.scot/resources/peatland-restoration/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

103 ibid

104 Scotland's Environment (2019) Peatland Restoration [online] Available at: https://soils.environment.gov.scot/resources/peatland-restoration/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

105 Scotland’s Environment (2011) Soils [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1213/land-soils.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

106 European Commission (2016) JRC Technical Reports - Soil threats in Europe - Status, methods, drivers and effects on ecosystem services [online] Available at: http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/shared_folder/doc_pub/EUR27607.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

107 SEPA (2011) The State of Scotland’s Soil [online] Available at: https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/138741/state-of-soil-report-final.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

108 SEPA (2019) Guidance on consideration of soil in Strategy Environmental Assessment [online] Available at: https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/162986/lups-sea-gu2-consideration-of-soil-in-sea.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

109 European Commission (2000) The Water Framework Directive [online] Available at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:5c835afb-2ec6-4577-bdf8-756d3d694eeb.0004.02/DOC_1&format=PDF (accessed 09/09/2020)

110 SEPA (2016) River Basin Management Planning, The Current Plans [online] Available at: https://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/water/river-basin-management-planning/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

111 Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act (2003) [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/3/contents (accessed 09/09/2020)

112 Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations (2011) [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/209/contents/made (accessed 09/09/2020)

113 The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations (2012) [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/360/contents/made (accessed 09/09/2020)

114 The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/6/contents (accessed 09/09/2020)

115 European Commission, Directive 2007/60/EC of 23 October 2007 on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risks [online] Available at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32007L0060&from=EN (accessed 09/09/2020)

116 Scottish Government (2015) Scotland's National Marine Plan [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-national-marine-plan/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

117 Scotland's Environment (undated) Scotland's Freshwater [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/our-environment/water/scotland-s-freshwater/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

118 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Scotland’s State of the Environment Report 2014 [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1170/state-of-environment-report-2014.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

119 Scotland's Environment (2014) Rivers and Canals [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1179/water-rivers-and-canals.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

120 ibid

121 Scotland’s Environment (2011) Groundwater [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1230/water-groundwater.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

122 ibid

123 ibid

124 SEPA (undated) Flood Risk Management Strategies [online] Available at: http://apps.sepa.org.uk/FRMStrategies/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

125 SEPA (undated) Flood maps [online] Available at: http://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/water/flooding/flood-maps/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

126 Allot et al. (2019) Peatland Catchements and Natural Flood Management [online] Available at: https://www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/COI%20Peatlands%20and%20NFM.pdf

127 Natural Flood Management Network Scotland (2020). Woodland [online] Available at: https://www.nfm.scot/topics/woodland (accessed 09/12/2020)

128 SEPA (2015) The river basin management plan for the Scotland river basin district: 2015–2027 [online] Available at: https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/163445/the-river-basin-management-plan-for-the-scotland-river-basin-district-2015-2027.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

129 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Scotland’s State of the Environment Report 2014 [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1170/state-of-environment-report-2014.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

130 SEPA (2015) The river basin management plan for the Scotland river basin district: 2015–2027 [online] Available at: https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/163445/the-river-basin-management-plan-for-the-scotland-river-basin-district-2015-2027.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

131 Convention on Biological Diversity (2011) Aichi Biodiversity Targets [online] Available at: https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/default.shtml (accessed 09/09/2020)

132 Convention on Biological Diversity (1993) Text of the CBD [online] Available at: https://www.cbd.int/convention/text/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

133 European Commission, The Habitats Directive [online] Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/habitatsdirective/index_en.htm (accessed 09/09/2020)

134 European Commission, The Birds Directive [online] Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/birdsdirective/index_en.htm (accessed 09/09/2020)

135 Scottish Government (undated) Natura 2000 [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/policies/biodiversity/natura-2000/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

136 UK Government (1994) Biodiversity: The UK Action Plan [online] Available at: http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/cb0ef1c9-2325-4d17-9f87-a5c84fe400bd/UKBAP-BiodiversityActionPlan-1994.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

137 JNCC and Defra on behalf of the Four Countries’ Biodiversity Group (2012) UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework [online] Available at: https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/587024ff-864f-4d1d-a669-f38cb448abdc#UK-Post2010-Biodiversity-Framework-2012.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

138 Scottish Government (2013) 2020 Challenge for Scotland’s Biodiversity – A Strategy for the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity in Scotland [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/2020-challenge-scotlands-biodiversity-strategy-conservation-enhancement-biodiversity-scotland/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

139 European Commission (2011) Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020 [online] Available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52011DC0244&from=EN

140 Scottish Government (2004) Scottish Biodiversity Strategy – It’s in your hands [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-biodiversity---its-in-your-hands/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

141 SNH (undated) Ecosystem approach [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/scotlands-biodiversity/value-ecosystem-approach/ecosystem-approach (accessed 09/09/2020)

142 SNH (undated) Special Areas of Conservation [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/international-designations/natura-sites/special-areas-conservation-sacs (accessed 09/09/2020)

143 SNH (undated) Special Protection Areas [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/international-designations/natura-sites/special-protection-areas-spas (accessed 09/09/2020)

144 SNH (undated) Ramsar Sites [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/international-designations/ramsar-sites (accessed 09/09/2020)

145 SNH (undated) Biosphere Reserves [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/international-designations/biosphere-reserve (accessed 09/09/2020)

146 SNH (undated) Sites of Special Scientific Interest [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/national-designations/sites-special-scientific-interest (accessed 09/09/2020)

147 Scottish Government (2018) Scottish MPA network – Parliamentary Report [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/progress-report/2018/12/marine-protected-area-network-2018-report-scottish-parliament/documents/00544750-pdf/00544750-pdf/govscot%3Adocument/00544750.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

148 Scottish Government (undated) Landscapes and outdoor access [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/policies/landscape-and-outdoor-access/national-parks/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

149 Scottish Government (2019) Proposed Special Protected Areas for Scottish marine birds: Strategic Environmental Assessment. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/proposed-special-protection-areas-scottish-marine-birds-supplementary-consultation-sea-site-classification/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

150 Scottish Government (2019) A consultation on proposals to designate four Marine Protected Areas in Scottish waters. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/arine-protected-areas-mobile-marine-species-consultation-proposals-designate-four-new-marine-protected-areas-scottish-waters/ (accessed 09/09/2020)

151 UK Government (1994) Biodiversity: The UK Action Plan [online] Available at: http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/cb0ef1c9-2325-4d17-9f87-a5c84fe400bd/UKBAP-BiodiversityActionPlan-1994.pdf (accessed 09/09/2020)

152 SNH (2019) The Proportion of Scotland’s Protected Sites in Favourable Condition 2019: An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/information-hub/official-statistics/official-statistics-protected-sites (accessed 09/09/2020)

153 SNH (2019) Statistical News Release: the proportion of Scotland’s Protected Sites in Favourable Condition 2019 [online] Available at: https://www.snhpresscentre.com/news/statistical-news-release-the-proportion-of-s2otlands-protected-sites-in-favourable-condition-2019 (accessed 09/09/2020)

154 SNH (undated) Urban habitats [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/habitats-and-ecosystems/habitat-types/urban-habitats (accessed 09/09/2020)

155 SNH (undated) Key pressures on biodiversity [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/scotlands-biodiversity/key-pressures-biodiversity (accessed 14/02/2020)

156 Convention on Biological Diversity (undated) Climate Change and Biodiversity – Introduction [online] Available at: http://www.cbd.int/climate/intro.shtml (accessed 14/02/2020)

157 SNH (undated) Climate change impacts in Scotland [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/climate-change/climate-change-impacts-scotland (accessed 14/02/2020)

158 JNCC (2010) Biodiversity and Climate Change – a summary of impacts in the UK [online] Available at: http://archive.jncc.gov.uk/page-5145 (accessed 14/02/2020)

159 The Historic Environment (Amendment) Scotland Act 2011 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/3/contents/enacted (accessed 17/02/2020)

160 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (as amended) [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/46/pdfs/ukpga_19790046_en.pdf (accessed 17/02/2020)

161 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/9/contents (accessed 17/02/2020)

162 The Scottish Government (2014) National Planning Framework 3 [online] Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/06/3539/0 (accessed 17/02/2020)

163 The Scottish Government (2014) Scottish Planning Policy [online] Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/06/5823 (accessed 17/02/2020)

164 Historic Environment Scotland (2014) Our Place in Time: The Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland [online] Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0044/00445046.pdf (accessed 17/02/2020)

165 Historic Environment Scotland (2019) Historic Environment Scotland Policy Statement [online] Available at: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/advice-and-support/planning-and-guidance/legislation-and-guidance/historic-environment-scotland-policy-statement/ (accessed 17/02/2020)

166 Historic Environment Scotland (2016) Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit: Summary Report 2016 [online] Available at: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=315b3f0d-631b-4a24-b12b-a6db00ba1696 (accessed 14/02/2020)

167 Scotland’s Environment (undated) Historic Environment [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/our-environment/people-and-the-environment/historic-environment/ (accessed 17/02/2020)

168 ibid

169 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Scotland’s State of the Environment Report 2014 [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1170/state-of-environment-report-2014.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

170 Historic Environment Scotland (undated) Effect on the historic environment [online] Available at: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/about-us/what-we-do/climate-change/effect-on-the-historic-environment/ (accessed on 17/02/2020)

171 Council of Europe (2015) European Landscape Convention, ETS No. 176 [online] Available at: http://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventions/treaty/176 (accessed 17/02/2020)

172 SNH (undated) National Scenic Areas [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/national-designations/national-scenic-areas (accessed 17/02/2020)

173 Scottish Natural Heritage (2002) Natural Heritage Futures: An Overview [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/sites/default/files/2017-05/A337645%20-%20Natural%20Heritage%20Futures%20-%20An%20Overview.pdf (accessed 27/03/2020)

174 Scottish Natural Heritage (2010) SNH's Landscape Policy Framework [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/sites/default/files/2019-10/Landscape%20Policy%20Framework%20-%20Policy%20Statement%20No.05-01.pdf (accessed 27/03/2020)

175 SNH (undated) Landscape Policy: Wild Land [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/landscape/landscape-policy-and-guidance/landscape-policy-wild-land (accessed 17/02/2020)

176 Ibid

177 Scottish Natural Heritage (undated) National Scenic Areas [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/national-designations/national-scenic-areas (accessed 14/02/2020)

178 SNH (undated) Local Designations [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/local-designations (accessed 17/02/2020)

179 Ibid

180 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Landscape [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1196/land-landscape.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

181 Scottish Natural Heritage (2019) Landscape: Climate change [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/landscape/landscape-policy-and-guidance/landscape-climate-change (accessed 08/02/2020)

182 Scotland’s Environment (2014) Landscape [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1196/land-landscape.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

183 SNH (undated) Landscape: climate change. Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/landscape/landscape-policy-and-guidance/landscape-climate-change (accessed 14/02/2020)

184 Scottish Government (2020) Position Statement [online] Available at: https://www.transformingplanning.scot/national-planning-framework/position-statement/(accessed 09/12/2020)

185 Scottish Government (2016) Scottish Planning Policy [online] Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/06/5823 (accessed 17/02/2020)

186 Scottish Government (2020) National Transport Strategy 2, Protecting our Climate and Improving Lives [online] Available at: https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/47052/national-transport-strategy.pdf(accessed 17/02/2020)

187 Scottish Government (2015) Infrastructure Investment Plan [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/infrastructure-investment-plan-2015/ (accessed 27/03/2020)

188 Scottish Government (2020) A National Mission with Local Impact - draft infrastructure investment plan 2021‑2022 to 2025‑2026: consultation [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-mission-local-impact-draft-infrastructure-investment-plan-scotland-202122-202526/ (accessed 09/12/2020)

189 Scottish Government (2016) Getting The Best From Our Land: A Land Use Strategy For Scotland 2016 – 2021 [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/getting-best-land-land-use-strategy-scotland-2016-2021/ (accessed 27/03/2020)

190 Scottish Government (2018) Energy Efficient Scotland: route map [ online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/energy-efficient-scotland-route-map/ (accessed 27/03/2020)

191 Scottish Government (2017) Scottish Energy Strategy: The future of energy in Scotland [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-energy-strategy-future-energy-scotland-9781788515276/ (accessed 27/03/2020)

192 Scottish Government (2015) Heat Policy Statement [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/speech-statement/2015/06/heat-policy-statement-towards-decarbonising-heat-maximising-opportunities-scotland/documents/00478997-pdf/00478997-pdf/govscot%3Adocument/00478997.pdf (accessed 27/03/2020)

193 Scottish Government (2019) Scotland's Forestry Strategy 2019 – 2029 [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-forestry-strategy-20192029/ (accessed 27/03/2020)

194 Scottish Government (2016) Making Things Last: A Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland [online] Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00494471.pdf (accessed 17/02/2020)

195 Scottish Government (2010) Zero Waste Plan [online] Available at: https://www2.gov.scot/Publications/2010/06/08092645/11 (accessed 27/03/2020)

196 Scottish Government (2013) Safeguarding Scotland's Resources: blueprint for a more resource efficient and circular economy [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/safeguarding-scotlands-resources-blueprint-more-resource-efficient-circular-economy/ (accessed 27/03/2020)

197 Scottish Government (2017) Realising Scotland's full potential in a digital world: a digital strategy for Scotland [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/realising-scotlands-full-potential-digital-world-digital-strategy-scotland/ (accessed 27/03/2020)

198 Scottish Government (2019) Annual Compendium of Scottish Energy Statistics May 2019) Update [online] Available online: https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00547632.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

199 Scottish Government (2019) Annual Compendium of Scottish Energy Statistics May 2019) Update [online] Available online: https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00547632.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

200 ibid

201 ibid

202 ibid

203 ibid

204 ibid

205 ibid

206 DECC (2015) Towards a Smart Energy System [online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486362/Towards_a_smart_energy_system.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

207 Across the GB system

208 Scottish Government (2019) Annual Compendium of Scottish Energy Statistics May 2019) Update [online] Available online: https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00547632.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

209 ibid

210 SEPA (2017) Waste from all sources – summary data 2017 [online] Available at: https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/413267/wfas_2017_commentary_final.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

211 ibid

212 ibid

213 ibid

214 ibid

215 ibid

216 Scottish Government (2010) Scotland’s Zero Waste Plan. Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2010/06/08092645/0 (accessed 18/02/2020)

217 Scottish Government (2013) Zero Waste - Safeguarding Scotland’s Resources: Blueprint for a More Resource Efficient and Circular Economy [online] Available at: https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0043/00435308.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

218 Scottish Government (2016) Making Things Last: A Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland [online] Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00494471.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

219 All statistics in this section of text have been drawn from the following reference document, unless individually referenced: Transport Scotland (2019) Scottish Transport Statistics No 37: 2018 Edition [online] Available at: https://www.transport.gov.scot/publication/scottish-transport-statistics-no-37-2018-edition/ (accessed 14/02/2020)

220 Transport Scotland (2018) Scottish Transport Statistics No. 37 2018 Edition[online] Available at: https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/44025/scottish-transport-statistics-no-37-2018-edition.pdf (accessed 18/02/2020)

221 ibid

222 ibid

223 ibid

224 Committee on Climate Change (2019) Reducing Emissions in Scotland 2019 Progress Report [online] Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Reducing-emissions-in-Scotland-2019-Progress-Report-to-Parliament-CCC.pdf (accessed 18/02/2020)

225 ibid

226 Forest Research(2019) Forestry Statistics 2019 [online] Available at: https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/forestry-statistics/forestry-statistics-2019/ (accessed 18/02/2020)

227 Scottish Government (2019) Scotland's Forestry Strategy [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-forestry-strategy-20192029/ (accessed 18/02/2020)

228 ibid

229 Forest Research(2019) Forestry Statistics 2019 [online] Available at: https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/forestry-statistics/forestry-statistics-2019/ (accessed 18/02/2020)

230 Scottish Government (2019) Scotland's Forestry Strategy [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/strategy-plan/2019/02/scotlands-forestry-strategy-20192029/documents/scotlands-forestry-strategy-2019-2029/scotlands-forestry-strategy-2019-2029/govscot%3Adocument/scotlands-forestry-strategy-2019-2029.pdf (accessed 18/02/2020)

231 Scottish Forestry (undated) Biodiversity [online] Available at: https://forestry.gov.scot/forests-environment/biodiversity (accessed 18/02/2020)

232 Scotland's Environment (2020) Protected Nature Sites [online] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/data/data-analysis/protected-nature-sites/ (accessed 18/02/2020)

233 SNH (undated) History of Scotland's Woodlands [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/land-and-sea-management/managing-land/forests-and-woodlands/history-scotlands-woodlands (accessed 18/02/2020)

234 Scottish Government (2017) Forestry – Timber Harvested [online] Available at: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Agriculture-Fisheries/TrendTimberHarvested(accessed 18/02/2020)

235 Energy Saving Trust (2017) Woodfuel Demand & Usage. Available at: https://forestry.gov.scot/publications/91-woodfuel-demand-and-usage-in-scotland (accessed 18/02/2020)

236 Scottish Government (2017) Forestry – Timber Harvested [online] Available at: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Agriculture-Fisheries/TrendTimberHarvested(accessed 18/02/2020)

237 Forest Research (undated) Forestry and climate change mitigation [online] Available at:https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/forestry-and-climate-change-mitigation/ (accessed 18/02/2020)

238 ibid

239 Jones et al. (2019) Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990 – 2017 [online] Available at: https://naei.beis.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=991 (accessed 18/02/2020)

240 Scottish Natural Heritage, (2018). Farming and crofting. Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/land-and-sea-management/managing-land/farming-and-crofting (accessed 14/02/2020)

241 ibid

242 Scottish Natural Heritage, (2018). Hill farming. Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/land-and-sea-management/managing-land/farming-and-crofting/types-farming/hill-farming (accessed 14/02/2020)

243 Jones et al. (2019) Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990 – 2017 [online] Available at: https://naei.beis.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=991 (accessed 18/02/2020)

244 Scotland’s Environment (2014) State of the Environment Report ] Available at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/media/1170/state-of-environment-report-2014.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

245 ibid

246 Scotland’s Soils (undated) Extent of soil erosion and landslides [online] Available at: http://www.soils-scotland.gov.uk/context/erosion (accessed 14/02/2020)

247 SNH (undated) Farming and Climate Change [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/land-and-sea-management/managing-land/farming-and-crofting/farming-and-climate-change (accessed 18/02/2020)

248 SNH (2009) Natural Heritage Futures Update, Farming [online] Available at: http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A306272.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

249 ClimateXChange (2016) Energy Storage in Scotland - Summary of reports on thermal and electrical energy storage [online] Available at: https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/media/1391/summary_energy_storage.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

250 Scottish Government (2016) Making Things Last: A Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland [online] Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00494471.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020)

251 SNH (2019) Farming and Climate Change [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/land-and-sea-management/managing-land/farming-and-crofting/farming-and-climate-change (accessed 14/02/2020)

252 Committee on Climate Change (2017) UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report Summary for Scotland [online] Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/UK-CCRA-2017-Scotland-National-Summary.pdf (accessed 14/02/2020/)

253 Adaptation Scotland (undated) 15 Key Consequences of Climate Change for Scotland [online] Available at: http://adaptationscotland.org.uk/climatereadyplaces/impacts/ (accessed 14/02/2020)

254 The Committee on Climate Change carbon budgets and targets. Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/topic/carbon-budgets/

255 https://www.transport.gov.scot/our-approach/statistics/

256 NatureScot Site condition monitoring. Available at: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/site-condition-monitoring/view-monitoring-results

257 Air quality in Scotland monitoring data. Available at: http://www.scottishairquality.scot/data/

258 SEPA water quality condition monitoring: Available at: https://www.sepa.org.uk/data-visualisation/water-environment-hub/

259 Scotland’s environment Soil Monitoring Action Plan. Available at: https://soils.environment.gov.scot/soils-in-scotland/soil-monitoring/

260 Historic Environment Scotland monitors the condition of Scheduled Monuments. The Buildings at Risk register provides information on buildings at risk.

261 NatureScot Scotland’s Landscape Monitoring Programme https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/landscape/scotlands-landscape-monitoring-programme

262SEPA waste data for Scotland. Available at: https://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/waste/waste-data/waste-data-reporting/waste-data-for-scotland/

263 Scottish Forestry Open Data hub. Available at: https://open-data-scottishforestry.hub.arcgis.com/

264 Scottish Government (2013) Electricity generation policy statement 2013 [online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/electricity-generation-policy-statement-2013/ (accessed 12/03/2020)

265 Rees R.M, Topp CFE, Bell M, Reid G, Audsley R, Eory V, McLeod M, Wall E, Moran D, Moxely AP, (2015) Reducing the emissions from the agriculture and land use sector, Evidence presented to the Committee on Climate Change 22 January 2015 [online] Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/SRUC.pdf (accessed 02/04/2020)

266 DEFRA (2011) Crop Rotation Integrated Crop Management (CPA) [online] Available at: http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/defra/content.aspx?id=000IL3890W.17USY7NEWZ4R1 (accessed 10/03/2020)

267 Climate X Change (2016) Benchmarking the emissions intensity of Scottish livestock-derived agricultural commodities [Online] Available at: https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/media/2026/benchmarking_the_emissions_intensity_of_scottish_livestock-derived_agricultural_commodities_-_final_-_mar_16.pdf (accessed 10/03/2020)

268 ClimateXchange (2016) Nutritional strategies to reduce enteric methane emissions [online] Available at: https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/media/2033/nutritional_strategies_to_reduce_enteric_methane_emissions.pdf (accessed 02/04/2020)

269 ibid

270 GOV.UK (2014) Farming Advice Services Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture [online] Available at: http://farmingadviceservice.org.uk/events/assets/Uploads/Technical-articles/GHGMitigFINAL270214.pdf(accessed 10/03/2020)

271 ibid

272 ibid

273 ClimateXchange (2016) Nutritional strategies to reduce enteric methane emissions [online] Available at: https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/media/2033/nutritional_strategies_to_reduce_enteric_methane_emissions.pdf (accessed 02/04/2020)

274 ibid

275 GOV.UK (2014) Farming Advice Services Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture [online] Available at: http://farmingadviceservice.org.uk/events/assets/Uploads/Technical-articles/GHGMitigFINAL270214.pdf(accessed 10/03/2020)

276 ibid

277 ibid

278 ClimateXchange (2016) Nutritional strategies to reduce enteric methane emissions [online] Available at: https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/media/2033/nutritional_strategies_to_reduce_enteric_methane_emissions.pdf (accessed 02/04/2020)

279 ibid

280 GOV.UK (2014) Farming Advice Services Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture [online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/343281/GHG_Mitig_FINAL_270214.pdf (accessed 02/04/2020)

281 GOV.UK (2014) Farming Advice Services Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture [online] Available at: http://farmingadviceservice.org.uk/events/assets/Uploads/Technical-articles/GHGMitigFINAL270214.pdf (accessed 10/03/2020)

282 AHDB (2010) Greenhouse Gas Factsheet 5 – Ammonia emissions [online] Available at: https://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/resources-library/technical-information/climate-change/ammonia-emissions/#.WFpKxVJDTcs (accessed 10/03/2020)

283 GOV.UK (2014) Farming Advice Services Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture [online] Available at: http://farmingadviceservice.org.uk/events/assets/Uploads/Technical-articles/GHGMitigFINAL270214.pdf (accessed 10/03/2020)

284 AHDB (2010) Greenhouse Gas Factsheet 5 – Ammonia emissions [online] Available at: https://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/resources-library/technical-information/climate-change/ammonia-emissions/#.WFpKxVJDTcs (accessed 10/03/2020)

285 GOV.UK (2014) Farming Advice Services Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture [online] Available at: http://farmingadviceservice.org.uk/events/assets/Uploads/Technical-articles/GHGMitigFINAL270214.pdf (accessed 10/03/2020)

286 AHDB (2010) Greenhouse Gas Factsheet 5 – Ammonia emissions [online] Available at: https://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/resources-library/technical-information/climate-change/ammonia-emissions/#.WFpKxVJDTcs (accessed 10/03/2020)

287 SNH (2015) Field Margins and hedgerows [online] Available at: https://www.nature.scot/landscapes-and-habitats/habitat-types/farmland-and-croftland/hedgerows-and-field-margins (accessed 10/03/2020)

288 Woodland Trust (2012) Benefits of trees on livestock farms – the evidence of integrating trees [online] Available at: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/media/1816/benefits-of-trees-on-livestock-farms.pdf (accessed 10/03/2020)

289 SEPA and the Environmental Agency (2002) Guidance on Landfill Gas Flaring [online]. Available at: https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/28988/guidance-on-landfill-gas-flaring.pdf (accessed 21/02/2020)

290 ibid

291 SEPA and the Environmental Agency (2002) Guidance on Landfill Gas Flaring [online]. Available at: https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/28988/guidance-on-landfill-gas-flaring.pdf (accessed 21/02/2020)

292 ibid

293 https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/sites/default/files/Food%20Waste%20Reduction%20Action%20Plan.pdf