Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

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| short_title = Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

| type = Scottish Act

| parliament = Scottish Parliament

| long_title = An Act of the Scottish Parliament to set a target for the year 2050, an interim target for the year 2020, and to provide for annual targets, for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; to provide about the giving of advice to the Scottish Ministers relating to climate change; to confer power on Ministers to impose climate change duties on public bodies; to make further provision about mitigation of and adaptation to climate change; to make provision about energy efficiency, including provision enabling council tax discounts; to make provision about the reduction and recycling of waste; and for connected purposes.

| year = 2009

| citation = 2009 asp 12

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| royal_assent = 4 August 2009

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| amendments = Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019

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| status = amended

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The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament.[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2009/pdf/asp_20090012_en.pdf Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009], London, HMSO. [Retrieved 1 May 2010] The Act includes an emissions target, set for the year 2050, for a reduction of at least 80% from the baseline year, 1990. Annual targets for greenhouse gas emissions must also be set, after consultation the relevant advisory bodies.

Provisions are included in the Act for the creation of a Scottish Committee on Climate Change, as at present the only advisory body is the UK-wide Committee on Climate Change.http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/climatechange/scotlands-action/climatechangeact/advisorybody Advisory Body Ministers in parliament must now report on the progress of these targets.[http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2012/07/GHGemissions17072012 Scottish Government report on 2010 emissions.] As of January 2011, public sector bodies in Scotland must comply with new guidelines set out by the Scottish Government.http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/climatechange/scotlands-action/climatechangeact/publicsector Duties on public sector bodies