Time is right for Scotland to take lead on climate change

Published Date: 24 June 2009
By Mike Robinson
TODAY the Scottish parliament will debate and vote on the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill and while there is much to be decided it looks likely to deliver a commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 42 per cent by 2020, and by at least 80 per cent by 2050. If adopted, alongside a commitment to meet the targets mainly through reductions in Scotland, this would be the strongest piece of climate change legislation in the world.
Scotland would be setting a vital precedent in the rich world that necessary action to safeguard our future on the planet is possible. This is more important in the run-up to UN negotiations in Copenhagen in December which aim to agree a replacement ..