Climate change update
Two weeks ago, Parliament voted to reject the SNP’s first batch of annual targets under the Climate Change Act. It’s a serious problem for the Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson who has been criticised for proposing targets which, far from accelerating Scotland’s emission cuts, would grind them to a halt. Not only that, he’s left the Government in breach of its own “world leading” climate legislation.
Since then, we’ve not heard a word from the Government on how to move forward, until now. Here’s my response to the letter I received:
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Patrick Harvie MSP, James Mackenzie. James Mackenzie said: RT @patrickharvie: Update on the SNP's flatline climate change targets. What exactly is Stewart Stevenson for? http://bit.ly/agnSZm [...]
[...] to sit down with the opposition parties and discuss what we would be willing to accept. I posted my response at the new greenmsps.com site. The working group which was formed is still discussing the options, [...]