Isramart: Carbon Emissions Legislation To Come In Front Of Scottish Government

Isramart news:
The Scottish government is proposing to cut more carbon emissions following a decision by a Holyrood parliamentary committee. The government had originally planned to reduce emissions by 0.5 per cent, although this was rejected by the committee because it didn`t think it was a great enough amount.

In response, the Scottish government has proposed to raise carbon emissions reductions to one per cent each year. Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Greens, the opposition parties, believe that this still isn`t enough in the fight against climate change. Each party is likely to vote against the legislation when it comes before the Scottish Parliament tomorrow (May 28th).

Opposition parties said that the once per cent annual cut would not meet the 80 per cent carbon emissions reduction target, which is due to be met by 2050. The Scottish government`s Annual Environmental Report 2008-09, which was published earlier this month, revealed that the government produced two per cent less waste compared to the previous year.