Recommendation 5

Scotland’s Climate Change Plan must be first about delivery: it must explain how the Scottish Government will use its powers and capacity to bring down emissions in line with carbon budgets and with the principles of a just transition. It should be clear about areas where the Scottish Government does not have all the levers, but in the many areas where it does, should set out how it will use them. This means setting out those policies, current or future, that the Scottish Government proposes to use to drive down emissions. Wherever possible, these should have timelines and targets, be costed, and state clearly who within government or elsewhere in the public sector will lead on delivery. The role of partners outside of government in relation to each major policy should also be set out. Specific, measurable policies with clear outcomes should be at the centre of the Plan.