News Releases
The links below contain Scottish Executive press releases on climate change and related subjects. For other Scottish Executive news, please visit the Executive's News page.
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Newsletters
O Climate Change Scotland: Issue 12 May 2004 (PDF 156 kb)
In this Issue: UK National Alloction Plan under EU Emissions Trading Scheme published· Symposium: Building Climate Adaptation Capacity in Scottish Local Authorities · Latest Scottish and UK greenhouse gas emissions data published· New flooding research.
O Climate Change Scotland: Issue 11 January 2004 (PDF 75.5 kb)
In this Issue: EU Emissions Trading · Consultation on Commission's proposal for a regulation on certain fluorinated gases · UKCIP User Forum 2004 · Green Office Action Week 2004 · Scottish Executive's third Environmental Report published.
O Climate Change Scotland: Issue 10 August 2003 (PDF 83kb)
In this Issue: Environment Group launches new web pages · Scottish emissions decline 1 million tonnes between 1990 and 2000 · New adaptation guidance for local authorities published · Councils for Climate Protection · Climate change scenarios for Scottish Islands published · Work underway for EU emissions trading scheme.
OClimate Change Scotland: Issue 9 May 2003(PDF103kb)
In this Issue: UK on course for Kyoto say UN experts · Executive Outlines Scotland's Renewable Future · UK's publishes Energy White Paper · Scottish Executive Response to Energy - The Changing Climate · National Flooding Framework unveiled · New report on climate risk.
O Climate Change Scotland: Issue 8 November 2002(PDF115kb)
In this Issue: Executive launches climate change website for Scottish schools · Energy Saving Trust E-Postcards · Aberdeen City Council launches Climate Change Action Plan · Executive improves its environment · Rules for CCA participants in emissions trading scheme.
OClimate Change Scotland: Issue 7 July 2002 (PDF 62kb)
In this Issue: Climate change scenarios 2002 · Scottish Executive Research - Climate Change: Flooding Occurrences Review · Ratification of Kyoto Protocol · Future Energy Policies · Greenhouse gas emissions figures.
O Climate ChangeScotland: Issue 6 December 2001(PDF 61kb)
In this Issue: Scottish Executive Research - Potential Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change in Scotland; Review of the Contribution to Climate Change of Organic Soils Under Different Land Uses · Third National Communication · Flood Prevention and Coast Protection - Floodline · Monarch Report
O Climate Change Scotland: Issue 5 September 2001 (PDF 77kb)
In this Issue: Scottish Executive environmental awareness campaign · UK Energy Review · Community Leadership and Climate Change in Scotland · Framework for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme · Research - Scottish Executive and SNIFFER seminar; Climate Change: Review of Levels of Protection Offered by Flood Prevention Schemes; Climate Change and Changing Snowfall Patterns in Scotland.
O Climate Change Scotland: Issue 4 February 2001 (PDF 96kb)
In this Issue: Scottish Executive research - An Exploration of Regional Climate Change Scenarios for Scotland; Climate Change: North Atlantic Comparisons · Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 1990, 1995 and 1998 · British Irish Council Sectoral Group on the Environment (BIC(E)) · Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change · UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP).
O Climate Change Scotland: Issue 3 December 2000 (PDF 203kb)
In this Issue: COP-6 · Projections of non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions for Scotland · Tyndall Centre for Climate Change · National Planning Policy Guidelines (NPPGs) · Greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme for the UK · Scottish and UK Climate Change Programmes · Hadley Centre Research.
O Climate Change Scotland: Issue 2 May 2000 (PDF 47kb)
In this Issue: Adapting to the impacts of climate change in the UK · UK climate change centre · Draft Scottish & UK Climate Change Programmes · Climate Change Levy · Scottish Executive Research - Climate Change: Scottish Implications Scoping Study.
O Climate Change Scotland: Issue 1 August 1999 (PDF 59kb)
In this Issue: Scottish Executive departmental name change · UK Climate Change Programme · Guidelines for company reporting on greenhouse gas emissions · Research · Climate Change Centre · Preparing for implementation of the Kyoto Protocol · Indicators of climate change in the UK · New and renewable energy: consultation.